grown by Lewi?, Sanders, Esq., of Ky. It much resembles Maiden's
Blush. Fruit, large, roundish flattened, narrowing to the eye, with in-
clination to a ribbed surface ; light pale yellow, crimson blush on sunny
side, russet about stem ; stem, slender ; cavity, narrow ; calyx, partly
closed; basin, deep expanded; core, open; seeds, numerous, light brown ;
flesh, yellowish white, tender, slightly aromatic, sub-acid. Sept.
BOURASSA.
Foreign. Succeeds finely in Canada and northern sections, — Vermont,
North Michigan, on poor soil, etc. Fruit, medium, ovate conical, slightly
ribbed, occasionally irregular; color, rich, orange russet on yellow, reddish
brown in sun; stem, long, slender; cavity, small, irregular; calyx, with
long segments; basin, narrow; core, rather large; seeds, few; flesh,
white, fine grained, sub-acid ; '' best." October to January.
Brabant Bellflower.
Brabant Belle-fleur, \ Iron Apple.
Foreign. Tree, strong, irregular growth, making, however, a good
head. Valuable for cooking. Fruit, above medium, roundish oblong,
flattened at eids; pale yellow, mostly coverered with red striped and
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splashed ; calyx, large ; basin, wide ; flesh, firm, crisp, sharp sub-acid.
Nov. to Jany.
Brooke's Pippin.
A native of Virginia. Large, roundish, inclining to conical, obscurely
ribbed ; greenish yellow, with a faint blush ; stem, short, rather stout,
deep, irregular, russeted cavity; basin, small, shallow, waved, sometimes
furrowed ; seed, long, slender acuminate ; flesh, crisp, juicy, of fine tex-
ture, with a pleasant aroma ; best;" winter; bearing abundantly every
year in localities where the Newtown Pippin, to which it bears some re-
semblance, does not succeed.
Buck's County.
Buck's County Pippin.
A Pennsly vania Seedling. Large, roundish oblate, inclining to conical ;
greenish yellow, with sometimes a faint brown cheek ; stem, short, not
stout, inserted in a deep, open cavity ; basin, wide, deep, slightly plaited ;
seed, small, short ; flesh, tender ; texture fine ; flavor excellent ; " very
good. (W. D. B.) •
Butter Apple.
American ; probably from Pennsylvania. Fruit, below medium, regu-
lar roundish, red marbling and overspreading yellow, few yellow russet
dots, russet near and in cavity of stem ; stem, long, slender ; cavity, nar-
row, deep ; calyx, half closed ; basin, abrupt ribbed ; core, medium ; seeds,
roundish ovate ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, sweet ; " very good."
Nov. to Feby.
Buffington's Early.
A moderate bearer; origin unknown. Fruit, below medium, flattened,
Uttle ribbed, yellowish white, with faint blush ; cavity, deep ; basin,
shallow furrowed ; flesh, tender, delicate sub-acid ; " best." Last of July.
Burr's Winter Sweet.
Native of Hingham, Mass. Tree, good grower, spreading. Early and
abundant bearer. Fruit, large, roundish oblate, flattened at base, full at
crown ; smooth, greenish yellow, striped and splashed with vermilion,
russet at stem ; small gray specks ; stem, short, slender ; cavity, broad,
open ; eye, medium, closed ; segments, short ; basin, open ribbed ; core,
small ; seeds, medium ; flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, slight aromatic
perfume. Dec. to March. (Hov. Mag.)
Bush.
Native of Boalsburg, Pa. Size, medium, oblate, conical ; greenish yel-
low, russet dots near the crcwn ; calyx, small ; basin, deep plaited ; flesh,
'•' very good." (W. D. B )
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Carnahan.
Cannahan's Favorite.
Kative ot Southern Ohio. Tree, vigorous, spreading. Fruit, large,
roundish, tapering to the eye, yellow, with stripes of red, greenish russet
dots; stem, medium; cavity, deep, open; calyx, large, long segments;
basin, ribbed ; core, compact; seeds, brown ; flesh, yellowish white, juicy ;
" very good." Dec. to Feby.
Cannon Pearmain.
American. Tree, good grower, branches diverging. Fruit, small,
roundish, often angular, yellow with dull red, and large yellow species ;
stem, lon.g curved ; cavity, shallow, russety ; calyx, small, closed ; basin,
furrowed; flesh, yellow, crisp, sprightly; "very good." Dec. to March
Cann.
American. Fruit, medium, nearly conical, dull green, little red in sun,
and near the stem ; flesh, white, sweet ; " very good." Oct. to Dec. Tree,
thrifty, spreading.
Campfield.
Newark Sweeting.
American. Tree, vigorous, nearly upright, spreading. Fruit, medium,
roundish flattened ; greenish yellow, with dull red in sun; flesh, white,
dry sweet ; valued for stock and cider.
Carolina Winter Queen.
American. We have seen but little of this apple, but are impressed
with the idea that it is destined to be a valuable and popular variety
South, far superior to Northern Spy. Fruit, above medium, roundish
conical ; greenish yellow streaked and stained with red from the stem, a
little russet at stem, and few small faint dots; calyx, open, segments, re-
flexed; basin, round, medium ; stem, slender ; cavity, deep; core, medium;
seeds, abundant; flesh, yellowish, sprightly, crisp, juicy; "best." Nov.,
Jany.
Cayuga Red Streak.
Twenty Ounce, I Twenty Ounce Apple,
Eighteen Ounce, | Gov. Seward,
Twenty Ounce Pippin, erroneously.
From "Western New York. We adopt the name " Cayuga Red Streak,"
to prevent continued confusion with " Twenty ounce Pippin." Fruit,
iarge, roundish conical, dull yellowish green striped and marbled with
yellowish red ; stem, short ; calyx, closed ; core, large ; flesh, yellowish
white, coarse, crisp ; sub-acid. Nov., Dec. Esteemed for cooking.
Cat Face.
Frcm Kentucky. Fruit, la»*e:e, conical, flattened at ends; greenish yel-
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low, streaked with light and dark red ; stem, long, slender ; cavity, deep,
wide ; calyx, prominent ; basin, deep ; core, small ; seeds, hght brown ;
flesh, white, tender, brisk, sub-acid. April and May. (A. H. Ernst,
Ms.)
Clyde Beauty.
Mackie's Clyde Beauty.
From Clyde, N. Y. Productive. Fruit, large, roundish conical,
slightly ribbed ; pale, greenish yellow, striped and mottled with light red,
deep crimson in the sun; stem, short, slender; cavity, deep; calyx,
closed ; basin, furrowed ; flesh, white, fine grained, juicy, sub-acid ; " best."
October to December. Deserves more attention.
Cole.
Scarlet Perfume.
Foreign. Tree, slender growth, irregular, diverging or spreading,
hardy, an early bearer of a pleasant sprightly fruit. Fruit, medium,
roundish, httle conical, bright red ; stem, long, slender ; calyx, medium,
partly closed ; flesh, white, juicy ; " very good." August.
Cooper.
Beauty Red, | Lady Washington,
Seek-no-further, of some erroneously.
An Eastern variety, recovered at West, where it was brought in
1796 ; its identity with any variety now known East, is not established ;
hence we must continue under its present name. Growth, upright,
stout; branches at right angles; wood, reddish, "subject to canker;" a
good bearer, maturing its fruit nearly all at the same time. Succeeds best
on rich limestone clay.
Fruit, large, often very large ; roundish flattened, greenish yellow with
stripes and blotches of pale red ; calyx, closed ; basin, deep; stem, slender,
short; cavity, deep; flesh, yellowish, not fine grained, crisp, juicy;
" very good." September, but often keeps to November.
Cooper's Early White.
Grown in Ilhnois and Wisconsin, where it is regarded as productive
and profitable. Fruit, medium ; roundish, little flattened ; pale yellow, with
faint blush, greenish tinge at stem ; stem, short ; cavity, narrow, deep ;
calyx, closed ; basin, deep, abrupt, slightly furrowed ; flesh, white, crisp,
sprightly. September and October.
Cocklin's Favorite.
Small, roundish^ truncated apple, native of Allen Township, Cumber-
land Co. ; quality, " very good." (W. D. B.)
Chief Good.
?ummum Bonum.
From Kentucky, near Louisville. Fruit, medium to large, roundish,
128 THE APPLE.
flattened at base, light yellow, streaked and mottled with red, few splashes
of green ; stem, short, slender ; cavity, open ; calyx, small, partly closed ;
basin, shallow ; flesh, white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, aromatic ; core, open ;
seeds, large, light brown. September and October. (A. H. Ernst,
Ms.)
Court-pendu-Plat.
Court-pendu,
Garnon's Apple,
Cour pendu, Rond Gros,
" " Musque,
Coriandra Rose,
â– W'oUaion Pippin,
Capendu
Cour pendu, Extra,
" " Rouge Musque,
Potnme de Berlin,
Russian,
Princisse Noble Zoete.
Foreign. Tree, slender; early and proliSc bearer. Fruit, medium,
regular, flat ; pale greenish yellow, crimson in sun ; stem, short; cavity,
deep; calyx, large; basin, wide, shallow; flesh, yellow, crisp, sprightly
little acid ; " Very good." November to February. -
Court of Wick.
Barlow,
Court de Wick,
Fry's Pippin,
Wood's Huntingdon,
Philip's Reinette,
Week's Pippin,
Court of Wick Pippin,
Rival Golden Pippin,
Golden Drop,
Transparent Pippin,
Kniffhlwick Pippin
YeUow.
Foreign. For those who like a firm, spicy, sprightly fruit foi dessert,
this may be esteemed. Tree, very hardy — suited to the North. Fruit,
small, regular, roundish ovate, flattened ; greenish yellow in shade, little
red and dotted with russet specks in sun ; stem, long, slender ; calyx,
with long wide spread segments ; basin, shallow ; core, large ; seeds,
ovate ; flesh yellow, sharp, sub-acid, crisp, juicy. October to February.
Cumberland.
Cumberland Seedling.
From Cumberland County, Pa. Tree, fine grower. Fruit, esteemed
valuable for market ; large, roundish, flattened ; flesh, white, sub-acid ;
"good;" new.
Cumberland Spice.
The Blenheim Pippin has been received at the "West as this variety. In
absence of fruit to examine, we copy Thomas's description :
" Rather large, varying from roundish-conical to long-conical, the taper-
ing sides being nearly straight and not rounded ; color, waxen yellow,
with a slight vermilion tinge near the base, and with black specks on
the surface ; stalk, half to three-fourths of an inch long; cavity, wide, .
slightly russeted ; calyx, open ; basin, even; flesh, yellowish-white, break-
ing, rather light ; core, hollow ; flavor, mild sub-acid, wif.h a peculiar and
agreeable spiciness ; of good second-rate quality."
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Cracking. '
•
" From Harrison County, Ohio. Tree, strong grower; requires little
pruning." Fruit, large, roundish, yellowish white; flesh, tender, juicy ;
"very good." October to January. (Dr. J. A. Warder's Notes.) New ;
highly esteemed where known.
Cat Pippin.
West's Spitzenberg, I Honemaker Pippin,
Haymaker, | Hommacher Apfel.
Western Pennsylvania. Tree, vigorous, productive. Fruit, medium to
large, greenish ; flesh, greenish, juicy, sub-acid. December to April.
New.
Darlington.
Darlinglon Russet.
Native of northern Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish, clear smooth rug-
set ; stem, medium ; cavity, deep ; calyx, half closed ; basin, deep ; flesh,
white ; hardly " very good." January to June.
Delight.
From R. Buchanan, Esq., Southern Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish flat-
tened, slightly angular, yellow russet at stem, irregular russet spots, ver-
milion red cheek in sun ; stem, very short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, large,
bbort segments ; basin, round, slightly furrowed ; core, compact ; seeds,
6* •
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THE APPLE.
ovate angular ; flesh, yellowish, firm, mild sub-acid, almost sweet ; " very
good." New. February to May.
Detroit.
Red Detroit, | Black Detroit,
Crimson Pippin.
Foreign. Introduced to Detroit, Michigan, by early French settlers.
Fruit, medium to large, roundish flattened, dark blackish crimson, dotted
and marbled with fawn specks in sun ; cavity, deep ; calyx, closed ; basin,
plaited ; core, large, hollow ; flesh, white, often stained with red to the
core, crisp, juicy, sub-acid. October to February. This is sometimes
grown as the Black Apple.
Dillingham.
From D. C. Richmond, Esq., Sandusky, Ohio. Native. Fruit, medium,
round, regular, whitish yellow, dots of red in sun ; cavity, deep russeted ;
calyx, closed ; basin, medium ; core, small ; seeds, plump ; flesh, white,
fine grained, juicy, sweet ; " very good ;" great bearer. October and
November.
Doctor.
Red Doctor, | De Witt.
Native of Pennsylvania. Much grown in southern Ohio and Indiana,
producing abundantly of second-rate fruit. Fruit, medium to large, flat ;
yellow striped and washed with several shades of red and occasional spots
of russet ; calyx, closed ; basin, open ; cavity, deep ; core, small ; seeds,
oblong, pyriform; flesh, tender, juicy. October to January.
DOMINE.
Origin uncertain Tree strong vigorous grower ; shoots, long, diverg-
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mg ; early good bearer; profitabh orchard sort West ; succeeding finely
in most soils. Fruit, medium to large, flat, greenish yellow, with stripes
and splashes of bright red and large russet specks ; stem, long, slender,
inclining to one side ; cavity, wide ; calyx, small ; basin, broad ; core,
medium ; seeds, abundant, purplish brown ; flesh, white, tender, juicy ;
" very good." i^ovember to April.
Dutchess.
Dutchess of Oldenburgh.
Foreign. Tree, vigorous, with dark, upright shoots, moderate bearer ;
valued for cooking. Fruit, medium to large, roundish flattened, light red
striped and splashed on yellow ; stem, short ; cavity, acuminate ; basin,
deep ; flesh, yellowish white, sharp sub-acid. August and September.
Emperor.
Dickson's Emperor.
From Scotland. New. Fruit, large, irregular, slightly ribbed ; yellow,
with dashes of carmine red, and minute specks of straw color; dull red
cheek in sun; stem, short; calyx, large; basin, deep, irregular; core,
small ; flesh, yellowish white, juicy ; "very good." November to January.
Early Pennock.
Shakers' Yellow, , Aujjust Apple,
Indian Queen ? i New Jersey Red Streak?
Warren Tennock.
This is probably an old Eastern variety so changed by our Western
soils as not to be recognized. It was distributed West from Harrison or
Belmont Counties, Ohio, Trees, thrifty, hardy, early prolific bearers of
fruit, rather below second rate quality ; fruit, large, roundish, tapering to
the eye; greenish yellow, blotched and i^treaked with lively red ; stem,
long; cavity, deep, irregular; flesh, yellowish white, juicy, sub-acid.
August. Resembles, but is distinct from, Summer Queen.
English Golden Russet.
Golden Rupset, of New York.
Foreign. Growth, irregular; fruit, medium, roundish, russet on yellow;
stem, slender ; flesh, fine grained, crisp ; nearly " best." December to
March.
English Sweeting.
Ramsdell's Sweeting, I Ramsdell's Red Pumpkin Sweet,
Ramdeii's Sweet, J Red Pumpkin Sweet,
Avery Sweeting.
Foreign. Tree, vigorous, upright, early prolific bearer; fruit, medium
to large, oblong, tapering to the eye, green and rough in shade, dark red
dotted with fawn specks, and with a blue bloom in sun; stem, short;
cavity, narrow, angular, often a fleshy knob; calyx, with short stiff seg-
ments; basin, round, regular; core, long ovate; seeds, imperfect; flesh.,
yellowish white, sweet ; " very good.' October to February.
132 THE APPLE.
ESTEN.
From Rhode Island. Tree, vigorous, productive ; fruit, large, oblong
ovate, slightly ribbed ; yellow, faint blush in sun, large green dots ; stem
slender; cavity, deep; basin, shallow ; flesh, white, sub-acid. October.
EusTis.
Ben.
Native Mass. Fruit, medium to large, roundish, slightly flattened ; red
and yellow striped or splashed; stem, slender, inclined one side; cavity,
deep, open ; calyx, closed : basin, open ; core, small ; seeds, ovate angular ;
flesh, yellowish, crisp, tender, aromatic, sub-acid. December to January.
Fall Jennetting.
Fall GenneUing.
Probably American. An old variety known to us in Connecticut when
a boy, although Mr. Hovey says, in 1847 — " New and very desirable."
Fruit, large, roundish, flattened, ribbed at base, narrowing to the eye, pale
greenish yellow, blush in sun, russety specks; stem, short; cavity, deep;
calyx, closed ; basin, round ; core, small; seeds, angular ; flesh, yellowish
white, tender, juicy ; '• very good." October and November. (Hov.
Mag.) There is another Gennetting grown in Ohio, maturing from July
to September, which is sour and unworthy.
Foundling.
Funtling.
Native of Mass. " Fruit, large, roundish flattened, narrowing to the
eye, yellowish green, with broken stripes pale red, greenish specks ; stem,
short, slender ; cavity, deep; calyx., closed ; basin, furrowed; core, me-
dium; seeds, small; flesh, yellowish, crisp, tender, sprightly, sub-acid.
August and September." (Hov. Mag.)
Fall Queen.
Horse Apple, I Red Gloria Mundi ?
Oldfield, j Fall Beauty.
Origin unknown. Valued -highly South and West for cooking. Fruit,
medium to large, roundish conical, little irregular, greenish yellow to
orange, blush in sun, russet lines about stem ; stem, short ; cavity, shal-
low; basin, narrow ; core, large, hollow ; flesh, yellow, coarse, acid. Last
July.
Fall Harvey.
Native of Mass. Not productive. Fruit, large, roundish flattened,
greenish yellow, with scattered brown dots; stem, slender; cavity, deep;
flesh, white, mild sub-acid, juicy ; " very good." October and November,
Favorite.
From Kentucky. Fruit, small, roundish, tapering to the eye, pale yel-
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low, striped and splashed with red, and small rough dots ; stem, short •
cav'.ty, deep; calyx, small ; basin, medium, regular; core, medium ; seeds,
long ovate; flesh, yellow, juicy, mild sub-acid; not quite " very good."
November to January,
Father Abraham.
From Virginia ; considerably grown in Kentucky. We copy Coxe's
description: " Small, flat, red. little yellow, spots and blotches of darker
red; texture, thin, tender; flesh, white, tinged with red next the sun,
juicy, agreeable. Early winter. Keeps till April."
Ferdinand.
Native South Carolina. Tree, moderately vigorous, upright; fruit,
large, oblate, irregular, pale greenish yellow ; stem, thick ; calyx, open ;
basin, shallow; flesh, yellowish, tender. November to March. New.
(Wm. Sumner in Hort.)
Fleiner.
Foreign. Tree, great bearer, growth upright; fruit, medium, oblong,
lemon yellow, red cheek; flesh, white, tender, sub-acid ; "good." Sep-
tember and October. Productiveness its chief merit.
Franklin Golden Pippin.
J. ree, upright, vigorous, early annual bearer; fruit, medium, roundish
ovate, conical, pale light greeni-^h yellow, interlined with fine whitish net
work, few russet dots; stem, slender; cavity, deep; calyx, small, closed;
basin, narrow, slightly plaited ; flesh, crisp, juicy ; " very good," October!
French's Sweet.
The seedling trees are still standing in Braintree, Mass, Large, round
ovate, green, inclining to a yellow when fully ripe, great bearer, highly
perfumed ; flesh, firm. Ripe October and November, and will keep° till
January or February. Richest baking I know. (B. Y. French Ms.)
Fronclin.
"Native of Lancaster Co., Pa. Tree, rapid grower, great bearer ; fruit,
medium, regular, round ; bright red ; flesh, yellowish, acid, vinous. New.
(Pom. Trans.)
Flushing Spitzenberg. /
American, Tree, vigorous, sti-ong brown shoots ; fruit, medium, roundish,
slightly conical, greenish yellow, mostly covered with warm yellowish red'j
russet dots, with suffused fawn sdiade surrounding ; stem, slender ; cavity,
narrow ; calyx, small ; basin, shalf )w ; core, rather large ; flesh, white, tinned
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THE APPLE.
yellow, juicy, crisp, mild, nearly sweet; "very good."
February.
November to
Fulton.
Native of Canton Co., 111. Original tree, when 19 years old, gave 36 1-2
inches circumference, 3 feet from ground, 25 feet high, and 28 feet across
top, and had produced large crops ten years in succession. Fruit, medium,
roundish flattened, pale clear yellow, bright red cheek, httle russet in stem
cavity, small dots ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small, short seg-
ments ; basin, rather deep ; core, small ; seeds, ovate, pointed ; flesh, white,
tender, juicy, mild sub-acid ; '' very good." November and December.
Gabriel.
Ladies Blush.
The origin of this variety is uncertam. It will most likely yet prove
identical with some variety heretofore described. Our engraving is under
medium size of the apple. Trees, moderate growth, good bearers ; fruit,
medium or below, roundish conical, yellowish, striped, and splashed with
pale red ; stem, slender ; cavity, medium ; calyx, small ; basin, shallow
i
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core, medium ; seeds, long ovate, pointed ; flesh, yellowish, juicy, sub-acid ;
" best." October and November.
Garretson's Early.
John Garretson's Early.
Native probably of New Jersey. Tree, vigorous growth, early, abun-
dant bearer ; fruit, medium, roundish, flattened ; pale green, becoming
yellowish, dotted with whitish specks ; stem, short ; cavity, shallow ; calyx,
closed; basin, ribbed ; core, large; seeds, plump ; flesh, white, crisp, ten-
der, sub-acid ; " very good.'' August.
George.
From Muskingum Co., Ohio. Tree, spreading, free bearer ; fruit, me-
dium, roundish flattened, pale yellow, with russety blotches and specks,
oft quite russety ;• calyx, large, open ; basin, shallow ; flesh, whitish, firm,
juicy, mild acid. July.
Gilpin.
Carthouse, | Romanite of the West.
From Virginia. Its keeping and bearing qualities will always render it
more or less popular. Fruit, below medium, roundish, flattened at apex,
deep red and yellow; stem, varying; cavity deep ; calyx, closed; basin,
Bometimes furrowed : core, medium ; seeds, ovate; flesh, yellow, firm, juicy,
will keep a year.
From Wallingford, Conn,
tender, juicy ; " very good."
Giles.
Fruit, medium, conical, dark red ; flesh,
October and November.
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THE APPLE.
Gray Vandervere.
Windower,
Great Vandervere,
White Vande%Tere,
Indian Apple,
Betsey's F^incy,
Vandervere Pippin, of same.
A preat bearer, good keeper, by some preferred to the Vandervere
)r. Warder says, this is the variety common in Philadelphia market, and
isteemed highly for cooking. Fruit, medium or slightly above, round
lattened ; skin, rough, uneven, mostly a dull red, with gray bloom, smal)
pecks of russet, a httle bronze at the stem ; stem, long ; cavity, open ;
ialyx, with short -segments ; basin, broad, open ; core, medium ; flesh
yellowish, breaking, moderately juicy. December to Alarch.
Granny Earle.
Fruit, small, roundish oval, green, striped and splashed with red ; flesh
vhite, crisp, tender. November to January. (Hov. Mag.)
Granniwinkle.
Tree, slow grower, compact head, first described by Coxe ; esteemed
)nly for cider. Fruit, medium, roundish, oblong, dark red ; flesh, yellow-
sh, sweet. October and November. ,
Gully.
From Lancaster co.. Pa. Fruit, small to medium, white with blush
iheek; flesh, white, juicy. New. {Pom. Trans.)
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Green Seek-no-further,
Seek-no-further of Ck)xe, | Bracy's Seek -no-further.
Growth, vigorous, upright ; fruit, large, roundish conical, greenish yel-
low, with dark specks ; stem, short ; calyx, large ; basin, deep, slightly
ribbed ; flesh, white, little coarse, mild sub-acid. November to January.
Hagloe.
Summer Hagloe.
Tree, medium bearer, dark colored strong shoots, valued for cooking,
often fine for dessert; fruit, medium, roundish flattened, bright red on
yellow ; flesh, tender. July. Distinct from Hagloe Crab, a small ovate
cider fruit.
Harrison.
Generally grown for cider, but, in absence of better fruit, and kept until
March, it becomes "very good" for dessert. Tree, thrifty, hardy, very
productive ; fruit, medium or small, roundish ovate, yellow, with black
specks, light suffused shade around; stem, one inch; cavity, wide ; calyx,
closed ; basin, shallow furrowed ; flesh, yellow, firm, spicy, sub-acid ; core,
large ; seeds, long ovate. November to March. It is from this variety,
mixed with a small proportion of Campfield, that the celebrated Newark
cider is made.
Hartford Sweeting.
Spencer SAveoting, | Cliamp Sweeting.
Native of Hartford, Conn. Growth, slow, hardy, productive ; fruit,
large, roundish flattened ; red striped on greenish yellow ; stem, slender ;
cavity, shallow ; calyx, large ; basin, shallow ; flesh, whitish, juicy, tender ;
*' very good." December to March.
Haskell Sweet.
Sassafras Sweet.
Tree, vigorous, moderately prolific, deserves more general culture;
fruit, large, nearly flat, greenish, with dull brown cheek in sun; stem and
cavity. "medium; flesh, tinged with orange yellow, tender, sweet; almost
** best." October.
Hawley.
Douse, I Dow's.
Native of Columbia Co., N. Y. Much resembles Fall Pippin, but larger
and ripens earher, and is invariably affected with dry rot in all soils,