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Northwest, covering nearly the whole period of summer, keep- 

 ing np a supjily of good apples from about the time of wheat 

 harvest to early September, and some practical fruit-growers 

 plant nine of them to any other early sorts. 



The Duchess of Oldenberg, however, is more properly an 

 autumn variety, and I would suggest as a substitute the 

 Carolina Red June as the most valuable. Very early market 

 apple; above medium in size; ripens among the earliest in 

 July, and keeps long after ripe; is hardy, vigorous, and a 

 young, abundant, regular bearer. 



The Williams, a rather large, handsome, good fruit, in 

 season for several weeks late in summer, would be preferred 

 but for its later ripening. Or the Keswick Oodlin for cook- 

 ing, and tolerable for eating, if quantity of fair fruit is more 

 desired than a high standard of quality. 



AUTUMN" APPLES. 



Maicleyi's Blush. — Eather large, oblate or flat, skin thin, 

 smooth and fair, clear lemon yellow, with red cheeks, varying 

 from a delicately tinted flush to a rich, brilliant crimson ; 

 remarkably beautiful ; flesh white, fine grained, tender, 

 sprightly, pleasant, rather sharp sub-acid unless fully ripened; 

 begins to ripen at the end of August and until the last of 

 October ; will keep through winter. 



It is much admired as a dessert fruit, and is also highly 

 esteemed for cooking or drying. 



The tree is a rapid grower, forming a fine round, spreading 

 head, and bears annually large crops. Hardy, valuable at the 

 West. 



Although not highly flavored, it is greatly valued for its 

 fair, tender, and beautiful fruit, and uniform productiveness, 

 A native of New Jersey, first described by Coxe. 



Snoiv Apple. — Medium in size, round, often oblate, or some- 

 what flattened ; surface even, handsomely striped and blotched 

 with fine deep red on whitish ground; where much exposed 

 to the sun, becoming nearly a uniform rich dark crimson 



