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2. S} 7 lvan Sweet — Tree slender, upright ; light colored wood ; 

 fruit large, pale yellow, with rich blush ; flesh white, tender, very 

 sweet; good and very beautiful. August. 



3. Brier's Sweet — Tree strong, irregular grower; dark wood ; 

 fruit large, round, pale yellow with stripes; showy; very good; 

 sweet. September. 



Fig. 1. Sweet Russet. 



4. Sweet Kusset; Siberian — L^rge, round and conical, green, 

 russet and faint blush, very rich, sweet. August and September. 

 One of the best for eating or cooking. 



5. Peffer — Tree spreading, very productive; fruit very large, 

 round, flattened, smooth, greenish yellow, with blush ; tender, 

 juicy, sub-acid, pleasant flavor. September. 



6. Homestead ; Siberian — A hybrid from Fall Stripe apple ; 

 tree very stout and straight; large foliage; bears very young and 

 abundant; fruit very large, oval, striped and crimson blush ; flesh 

 firm; rich yellowish, sub-acid; good eating from September to 

 December. 



7. Telfer Sweet — Tree stocky, thrifty and a good grower; 

 fruit seven and one-kalf inches in circumference, quality verv 

 melting and rich. October and December. 



