As a general rule apples raised in our own country are better than those of foreign origin. But not always. Some of our most popular kinds are European; and then the varieties are so numerous we seem to need no more to choose from, either of European or American origin. But this new one is very tempting, and those who are importing new kinds to try might introduce it.

It is about four inches long by three and three-quarters wide, and of the most lovely scarlet red and yellow imaginable. It was raised, says the Bulletin d Arboriculture et de Floriculture, by M. J. Hermans, of Herenthals, Belgium.