18 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Pommc Roijal (Dyei*)— Large, roundis]), yellowish white, witli ;i brown tinge 

 next the snn ; crisp, juicy, and high flavored. Tree a fair grower and abun- 

 dant bearer. September and October. 



Fum2)kin Siccet (Pumpkin Russet) — A very large, round, yellowish russet 

 apple, very sweet and rich. Tree a strong, rapid grower, with a large, spread- 

 ing head ; valuable. October and November. 



St. Laiurence—JjiU'ge, round, streaked red and greenish yellow ; a very 

 beautiful, productive, and pojoular market apple from Canada. October. 



Chenango Straioherry — Large, oblong, red and yellow ; handsome. Tree a 

 fine grower, and very productive. Sejitember. 



Tiventy Ounce (Cayuga Eed Streak) — Very large ; greenish yellow, boldly 

 splashed and marbled with stripes of purplish red; brisk sub-acid. A hand- 

 some, showy i'ruit. October and January. 



Garden Royal — Fruit medium or below. Form roundish oblate, very 

 slightly conic. Color greenish yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed with rich 

 red, a little dull or grayish toward the stalk. Sprinkled with light and gray 

 dots. Stalk medium, slender. Cavity deep, acute. Calyx open or partially 

 closed. Segments sometimes a little re-curved. Basin shallow, slightly un- 

 even. Flesh yellow, very tender, juicy, rich, mild, sub-acid, aromatic. Best. 

 Core small. Last of August, September. 



CLASS III. — WI]S'"TKR APPLES. 



Baldwin — Large, bright red, crisp, juicy, and rich. Tree very vigorous, up- 

 right, and productive ; considered in Massachusetts the besiivmfer apple; ten- 

 der in some parts of Michigan. December to March. 



Bailey Sioeet — Very large, deep red; flesh tender, rich, and sweet; a superb 

 and excellent sweet apple ; originated in Wyoming county, N. Y. The tree is 

 a vigorous, upright grower. November to January. 



Bellfloiver (Bellefleur) Yellow — Large yellow, with a tinge of red on the 

 sunny side; flesh crisp, juicy, with a sprightly aromatic flavor; a beautiful 

 and excellent fruit. This desirable fruit is unfortunately an unreliable bearer. 

 November to April. 



Ben Davis (New York Pippin, Kentucky Streak, etc.)— A large, handsome, 

 striped apple, of good quality. Tree very hardy, vigorous, and productive ; a 

 late keeper; highly esteemed in the West and Southwest. 



Belmont (Gate)— Large, pale yellowy with a red cheek and distinct carmine 

 dots ; tender, mild, and fine flavored. Tree a fair grower, and very produc- 

 tive ; succeeds very ^vell in N. Ohio and W. New Tork. November to Febru- 

 ary. 



6'oo/jcr's J/ircrA-'d (Cooper's Eedling) — Medium size, conical, red, handsome; 

 quality good ; a late keeper. Tree hardy and productive. December to May. 



Dominie (Wells of Ohio) — A large, fine striped apple, resembling the 

 Kambo; a fine grower and profuse bearer ; succeeds very well in nearly all the 

 Western States; attains a great size in Illlinois and Iowa. December to April. 



Fallawater (Faldenwalder, Tulpehocken, Pound, etc.)— A very large and 

 handsome well marked apple, from Pennsylvania, quahty good. Tree yigor- 

 ous, bears young and abundant. November to March. 



Fameuse (Snow) — Medium size, deep crimson, flesli snowy white, tender 

 and delicious. Tree vigorous, with dark wood; a beautiful and fine fruit; 

 succeeds particularly well in the North. November to January. 



Green Sweeting — Medium size, greenish, tender, sweet, and spicy ; one of 



