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bearer. Was for some years a favorite with the Germans in Hous- 

 ton Co. Most of the trees were destroyed in 1873 by root killing. 



price's sweet. ■ 



Fruit medium or a little under, form round, oblique, conic; skin 

 yellow, mostly covered with red stripes and dots; flesh white, ten- 

 der, sweet, without much flavor. The tree is a vigorous grower, 

 an early and abundant fruiter, subject to patch blight in the forks 

 and very short lived. 



Was first introduced into this state by the late P. A. Jewell. It 

 has a bad habit of dropping a large portion of its fruit before time 

 for gathering. Keeps well through the winter. 



ST. LAWRENCE. 



Fruit large, oblate, tapering towards the eye. Skin yellowish, 

 striped and splashed with carmine. Stem medium length, inserted 

 in a large cavity. Calyx firmly closed, being small and deep; flesh 

 white, slightly stained, crisp, juicy and tender, flavor vinous. Sea- 

 son here, October. Tree vigorous, upright and productive when it 

 gets its age. One of the hardiest of our old list and formed the 

 largest tree of any variety planted in this state. Succeeded very 

 well with me until since 1885. 



JONATHAN. 



Fruit of medium size, regularly formed, roundish ovate, or ta- 

 pering to the eye; skin thin and smooth, the ground clear, light 

 yellow, nearly covered by lively red stripes and deepening into 

 brilliant dark red in the sun; stem rather long and slender, set in a 

 deep regular cavity; calyx set in a rather deep broad basin; flesh, 

 white, often pinkish, very mild and juicy, with an agreeable 

 sprightly flavor. Season, November to March. Origin, Kingston, 

 N. Y. Tree, an early and abundant bearer; fruit, very popular on 

 account of its beauty and high quality. Was introduced by the 

 late ±\ A. Jewell, and for a few years did very well, but finally 

 succumbed to blight and injuries from the winter of 1884-5. 



MACMAHON WHITE. 



Fruit, large, roundish, narrowing a little to the eye; color light 

 greenish white, sometimes showing faint stripes of bluish on the 

 south side; skin smooth and clear; stem medium, in a deep cavity, 

 somewhat russeted; calyx nearly closed, set in a medium some- 

 what corrugated basin; core medium; flesh white, tender and juicy; 

 flavor an agreeable acid; use kitchen and market; season October 

 to December; origin, Wisconsin. The tree is a vigorous and sym- 

 metrical grower, and fair fruiter. Nearly hardy in Southern Min- 

 nesota, and is being extensively planted. 



NORTHERN SPY. 



Fruit large, conical flattened; skin thin, smooth; in the shade 

 greenish yellow, in the sun covered with light and dark stripes of 





