APPLES AT THE SOUTH. 



have been cultivated, before middle of September, at a time when peaches and pears, and 

 other fruits are so abundant, that we care little for the choicest apples. We come now to 

 the description. 



1. Early May. — Fruit — quite small, roundish, 

 sometimes slightly oblong; skin — thin, yellowish 

 green when ripe, with occasionally a brownish check 

 towards the sun; stem — short, in a shallow cavity; 

 calyx — small, closed, and set in a shallow basin ; flesh 

 — yellowish white, tender, of a mild acid, and rather 

 pleasant flavor; begins to ripen from the 15th to the 

 20th of May. Earliest of apples, which is its only 

 merit. The fruit is generally smaller than the draw- 

 ing. 



2. Early Harvest. — This fine early fruit is a poor 

 bearer on young trees, but on large, well grown trees, EaHy May Apple. 

 it is, if anything, too productive. It is always of good quality, unless injured by over- 

 bearing. For description see " Fruits and Fruit Trees of America." Ripens here about 

 the 25th of May, and continues some time. Indispensable. 



2. Red Jane. — Fruit — medium 

 size, generally somewhat oblong, oc- 

 casionally flat, and always irregular; 

 skin — smooth, green in the shade, 

 but changes rapidly at maturity, to 

 a fine dark crimson; stem — one and 

 a half to three-fourths of an inch 

 long, inserted in a moderately deep 

 cavity ; calyx — set in a shallow ba- 

 sin; flesh — white, very tender, mel- 

 low and digestible, fine grained, 

 slightly acid, moderately juicy, but 

 not rich; a good apple, and compa- 

 ratively a hardj' tree. Remarkable 

 for diversity of shape on the same 

 tree, varying from conical to quite 

 flat, and is easily distinguished from 

 all others, by turning within three 



Red June. 



days of ripening, from a dull green to a rich crimson, and as it ripens very gradually, the 

 contrast of colors on the same branch is quite striking. A full grown tree will often show 

 not over a dozen or two of the crimson fruit, the rest being perfectly green. Seeds often 

 white when the fi nit is pefectly ripe. A verj^ productive and pleasant apple for the des- 

 sert — lacks acid for culinary purposes. Tree bears young; attains a good size, and is a 

 constant bearer. Ripens here first of June, or a little after. 



4. Striped June. — Size — medium, not quite so large as Red June; form — roundish, 

 sometimes a little conical; skin — thin, ground greenish yellow, very much striped with 

 red, frequently russet about the stem; stem — short, medium thickness; cavity — small; 

 — medium size, in a shallow basin; flesh — white, more juicy and acid than the fore- 

 better for kitchen; not rich, but pleasant. Ripens with the Red June, but is easily 



