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Red Streak. " An English apple, — Medicinal ; rich, firm, 

 dry, a handsome grower and great bearer." (Coxe). "A capi- 

 tal English cider apple — it makes a rich, high-flavored, strong 

 liquor, and thrives admirably in this country. Handsome 

 grower and great bearer." (Downing.) " Medium to large, 

 round, yellow striped, and clouded wnth bright red ; flesh 

 yellow, juicy and very pleasant; November and December." 

 (Allan). 



Romanite or CartJwuse. Medium size, roundish, oblong, 

 striped, and shaded with deep red on greenish yellow ground ; 

 flesh yellow, firm, juicy, rich, becoming tender and sprightly 

 in the Spring ; valuable and well adapted to the South — an 

 early and profuse bearer ; January to May. 



Roxhury Russet. A popular market fruit — excellent — a 

 prodigious bearer, and keeps until late in the Spring. Fruit 

 medium size, sometimes large, roundish, surface rough, green- 

 ish, covered with russet — valuable for its long keeping quali- 

 ties — does not shrivel as some other native Russets, or 

 "Leather Coats" do. 



Pilot. A new variety of great promise,* recently dissem- 

 inated from Nelson county, Va., where it originated, and 

 stands ''ptitr excellence among apples." Size large, round, 

 sometimes approaching conical ; color, striped with red on 

 yellow ground, overspread with dots and specks of russet ; 

 flesh yellowish, fine-grained, crisp and juicy, with a mild, 

 sub-acid flavor ; a good bearer, and keeps well and late ; De- 

 cember to March. 



Pryors Red. A very large and valuable market apple — 

 well adapted to general cultivation — native of Virginia. 

 (Already described). 



Niekajack. An apple of high Southern reputation — fruit 

 roundish, large, skin striped and splashed with crimson — 

 flesh yellow, tender, crisp, juicy, with a fine rich sub-acid 

 flavor ; November to May. 



* The Pomological Society and Agricultural Societies of this State have awarded pre- 

 miums for this flue new apple. Its popularity in the Piedmont region of Virginia is 

 unbounded. The original tree is still standing in Nelson county. Mr. Allan, Presi- 

 dent of tlie Virginia Horticultural and Pomological Society, says of this apple : " A 

 Tariety of good promise, recently received from Nelson county, Va., where it originated, 

 and stands i>ar excellence among apples." We give his description of this tine fruit. 



