The specimens of apples herewith sent, are a variety of early fruit that I do not find described in the books. It has been somewhat disseminated about this State within the last few years, from the town of Bristol, it being the leading early apple cultivated in that locality, and I find on inquiry and in an interesting conversation with Mr. Ezra Norton of that town, an elderly gentleman of more than eighty years, that he procured scions of this apple from the northern part of New Jersey, the town of Paramus, fifty-five years ago. He shows on his place large trees that he has grafted at that time, which was probably the introduction of it into this State.

The name he received it under was "Sour Harvest," or "Zour Bough," of the Dutch or Hollanders, the people he received it from.

It being a distinct variety from the Early Harvest or any of the early apples described in the books, it was named by the person following the business of grafting at Bristol, the "North American Best," by which name it is generally known in this State.

An early apple of so much value should be more generally and acurately known. It is of peculiar growth; in the nursery rows it is strong and stifl, very diverging in its leading and other branches, requires very thorough pruning to get it into an upright and perpendicular form. It probably commences bearing sooner and more regular than any other variety; it is large, fair, fiattish conical, skin smooth, light or greenish yellow, red blush in the sun, slightly sub-acid, high flavor, very tender and juicy, fine for dessert or cooking; in short I should say it blended the qualities of the Early Harvest and Large Early Bough in equal proportions. It commences ripening the first of August, and continues through the month.

The apple described as the "Primate" in Downing's late edition, is the nearest description of this fruit, but the time of ripening there given is one month later than this.

[Our correspondent has given the character of a very good apple with great accuracy. - Ed].