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Heidorn. — A Russian apple received from T. H, Hoskins, New- 

 port, Vermont, in 1888, and topworked on a bearing tree. It bore 

 its first fruit tbis season. Fruit medium size, roundish oblate, 

 slightly conic ; skin of an unattractive dull purplish-red color. Calyx 

 closed, set in a shallow corrugated basin ; stem short ; cavity deep 

 and narrow. Flesh white, fine grained, sweet, poor to fair in flavor 

 and quality. Season first of August here, but said to be a Septem- 

 ber apple in northern Yermont, The tree is a slow grower and only 

 moderately vigorous. 



Jacobs. — Jacdbi Winter Sweet. Received from Charles S. Jacobs, 

 Medford, Mass., in 1888, v^ath whom it originated. It was top- 

 worked on a young bearing tree and bore its first fruit five years 

 later. Tree a good vigorous grower of spreading habit. Fruit, 

 medium to very large, roundish oblate ; skin Kght yellowish 

 gi*een, witli numerous large greenish dots ; occasionally specimens 

 are seen with a faint blush. Stem small ; cavity broad, deep, and 

 slightly russeted ; basin rather broad and deep; calyx small, half 

 open. Flesh white, crisp, sweet, rather coarse ; quality good. Sea- 

 son November to late winter. The indications are that it will be 

 productive and a valuable acquisition to the list of winter sweet 

 apples. Yield this season five bushels. 



Jonathan Buler. — From Benjamin BuclcTnan^ Farmingdale^ 

 Illinois^ 1889. — It was top-worked on a bearing tree, and yielded 

 its first fruit five years later. Fruit above medium size, oblate ; skin 

 light greenish-yellow, mottled and splashed with dark red, or some- 

 times reddish brown, and dotted with numerous small brown dots; 

 stem small, inserted in a very broad, shallow, slightly russeted cavity ; 

 basin broad and deep, slightly irregular ; calyx medium, open. 

 Flesh white, mildly sweet, moderately juicy, fair quality. When 

 cooked it keeps its shape hke a sweet apple. Season, November and 

 December, but like Fameuse, carefully handled specimens may be 

 kept through the winter. See notliing in it to make it worthy of 

 dissemination in this State. The tree is a free grower, vigorous, 

 and somewhat spreading. 



Landsberger Reinette. — Cions received from T. H. Hoskins, 

 Newport, Yermont, in 1888, and top-worked on a bearing tree. It* 

 bore its first fruit in 1894, and in 1895 gave a large yield for so 

 young a tree. Fruit medium to large, conic or oblate-conic ; skin 

 smooth, yellow, dull red on the exposed side washed and striped 

 with dull carmine ; stem medium ; cavity deep and russeted ; calyx 



