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turned out a summer apple of the Duchess type. Another Arabka imported by Messrs. 

 Ellwanger & Barry, of Rochester, N.Y., answers the description given by the best 

 Russian authorities, and it is this one which is herein described. 



Tree, an upright, vigorous grower; leaves, large and thick. It has been per- 

 fectly hardy at this point, but has suffered severely from blight for two years past ; 

 apart from this defect, which has been more or less common to all the Russian varieties, 

 it appears very promising, as noted in my report for 1891. 



Description. — Fruit, large, flattish conic ; skin, deep green overlaid by a more or 

 less complete covering of purplish red, and a still darker bloom, interspersed with num- 

 erous dots, handsome ; cavity of medium size, smooth, narrow ; stem, one inch long ; 

 basin, shallow, somewhat wrinkled, Calyx, open. Flesh, greenish white, firm, coarse, 

 sharp sub-acid, lacking in aroma and flavour ; quality, medium. Core, open. Season, 

 December to March. 



Cross-dept. 



Among other fall and early winter varieties may be mentioned Romna, Hibernal' 

 and Cross-Dept. They all belong to the same family and are large, coarse, handsome apples 



