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winter. Tree beautiful, free grower, resembling the Fall Stripe 

 or Saxton, of which it is a seedling, fertilized from the old, red 

 crab. The seed was planted about 1S55, in Jefferson county, 

 Wisconsin, from fruit grown by J. C. Plumb. 



9. Red Lake; Siberian — Large, round, dark red; flesh yellow- 

 ish, firm, rich, sub-acid, good ; January to May. Tree vigorous, 

 handsome grower, and very productive. 



Winter Golden Sweet. 



10. Winter Golden Sweet; Siberian — Fruit large size, flat- 

 tened, yellow; flesh firm, fine "grained, juicy, brittle, rich sweet; 

 a peculiar, condensed sweet seldom found in any apple; entirely 

 free from astringency, " crabiness." Vigorous grower ; great and 

 early bearer; keeps well until spring. 



After t l ie Transcendent for sugared preserves, we want varieties 

 to suit the ordinary purposes of eating out of hand, baking, and 

 cookimz without sugar, and for the season through. The above 



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list fills that want, and is selected from over one hundred varie- 

 ties tested. But the improvement of this species by hybridiza- 

 tion is so rapid that we may, judging from present experience, 

 say that in this species alone we will have adopted varieties for 

 every purpose, and for all the great regions of our states to the 

 north. Another important fact is, that most of the improved va- 

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