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crisp; flavor sub-acid. Season October to January. It seems to be a productive sort 

 and may prove of some value for marliet purposes, although it is of rather low qual- 

 ity for home use. 



loTva Keeper.— A very visorous, upright growing tree. Fruit oblate, with a nar- 

 row, acute cavity, russeted about the stalk, which is slender and one-fourth of an 

 inch long; basin medium, ribbed, knobbed or plaited; calyx closed or partially open; 

 calyx tube large, funnel-shaped; color greenish-yellow, blushed with dark red and 

 with many light specks; core small, nearly closed; seeds medium in number; flesh 

 white or greenish-white near the surface, and with a very firm texture and 

 moderately .luicy; flavor mild and sub-acid. Season December to March. 



JefCeris.— Tree of moderate growth, roundish, spreading. Fruit of medium size, 

 roundish oblate, conical, with a broad, deep and slightly russeted cavity; stalk 

 medium, one-half inch long; basin abrupt, deep, smooth, regular; calyx medium, 

 closed; calyx tube conical; color yellow, striped with dark, rich red; flesh crisp, 

 tender, juicy, almost melting, with a mild, sub-acid, rich, excellent flavor. Season 

 middle of September. Core small and compact. Its high quality makes It 

 especially desirable for home planting or for local markets, but it is rather tender 

 for long shipments. 



Jersey Sweet. — Tree vigorous with a roundish head. Fruit of medium size, 

 roundish, conical, with a deep, narrow, irregular cavitj'; stalk one-half inch long; 

 basin narrow, abrupt, irregular, corrugated; calyx closed; calyx tube very long, 

 funnel-shaped; color two shades of red, striped with yellowish-green and with many 

 greenish specks; core slightly open; seeds ovate, pointed; flesh yellowish-white, 

 coarse, crisp and tender, but not very .Juicy; flavor sweet, rich. Season September 

 to October. A valuable fall, sweet variety for dessert or culinary purposes. 



Jonathan. — Tree quite vigorous, of an upright habit, but with drooping branches; 

 young shoots are slender, pendulous, greyish-broAvn. Fruit of medium size, 

 roundish conical, with a rather deep cavity, sometimes plaited and russeted; stalk 

 one inch long, medium size; basin narrow, rather deep, plaited: calyx nearly or 

 quite closed, segments erect; calyx tube nearly conical, slightly funnel-shaped; 

 color clear, light yellow, nearly covered with bright red, shaded into rich, dark red, 

 with frequent, conspicuous light yellow dots and specks; core closed; seeds few, 

 ovate; flesh white, occasionally stained with red near the surface; flavor sprightly, 

 vinous, sub-acid; texture crisp, tender, juicy. Season from November to February. 

 A valuable vai'iety for liome use or market purposes, on account of its attractive 

 appearance and high quality. 



Keswick Codlin.— Thee vigorous, upright, somewhat spreading. Fruit medium to 

 large, inclined to ovate, ribbed at the apex; cavity rather broad, shallow, plaited; 

 stalk one-half inch long, stout; basin shallow, narrow, much corrugated; calyx small, 

 closed, with very long, partially reflexed segments; calyx tube conical; color 

 greenish-yellow, or clear yellow when mature, brownish russet in the cavity; flesh 

 white, crisp, juicy, with large open core; flavor acid. Season August and September. 

 Seeds small, many of them abortive. An early and profuse bearer, so much so that 

 unless carefully pruned and thinned, the trees are short-lived. Valuable for 

 culinary purposes, from the fact that the fruit can be used for cooking purposes 

 some weeks before it is ripe, and in this way the season can be extended for some 

 months. 



Kirkland.— Tree vigorous. Fruit roundish oblate, occasionally oblate; cavity 

 moderately deep, abrupt and regular; stalk three-fourths to one inch long; basin 

 broad, shallow, corrugated; calyx medium, open; calyx tube short, funnel-shaped; 

 color varying from clear, light yellow, nearly overspread with light cinnamon russet, 

 to greenish-yellow, with very dark russet; flesh yellowish white, green next to the 

 skin; texture crisp; flavor sprightly, sub-acid, pleasant. Season December to March. 

 A promising variety for dessert or cooking purposes, if the trees prove sufficiently 

 productive. 



Longtield.— A vigorous, spreading tree, with the young wood of a dark brown. 

 Fruit of medium size, roundish conical, with a narrow, deep cavity; stalk three- 

 fourths to one Inch in length, slender; basin narrow, deep, abrupt, plaited; calyx 

 large, closed, with rather long segments; calyx tube funnel-shaped; color pale 

 yellow, with a pink, or brownish-red cheek, and a very few dark specks and 

 netting of light crimson russet; core small, closed; seeds large, plump, ovate: flesh 

 white, moderately juicy, crisp and tender, with a pleasant, sprightly, sub-acid 

 flavor. Season October to November. A very handsome and quite productive 

 variety that is promising on account of its extreme hardiness, as a culinary variety 

 for home use or market purposes. 



