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purplish red, marked with a few pale dots and a thin white bloom. 

 Stem f inches long, rather slender in a wide, deep cavity marked 

 with russet. Calyx small, basin narrow, abrupt, furrowed; flesh 

 white, fine grained, tender, slightly sub acid, flavor delicious. The 

 tree is an upright rapid grower. 



PLUM CIDER. 



Size above medium, form round, ovate; skin yellow, more or less 

 striped with light and dark red; flesh yellowish white, juicy, sub- 

 acid. Use kitchen and market. Season, late autumn. Origin, 

 Wisconsin. Free, medium, hardy, upright grower — productive 

 and moderately good bearer, but does not commence fruiting 

 until it gets very old ; originated near Rochester, N. Y. Trees 

 of this variety were quite extensively planted in Southern Minne- 

 sota about 1860, and for a time gave promise of success, but after 

 bearing a liberal crop of fruit in 1872, the trees were totally 

 destroyed during the following winter, and it is no longer planted. 



POMME GRISE. 



A small gray apple, introduced from Canada. Not a strong 

 grower, but is a good bearer; fruit below medium size; form oblate; 

 skin greenish gray, or cinnamon, russet, tinged with red towards 

 the sun; calyx small, set in a round basin; flesh tender, rich and 

 high flavored; season December to January. Tree ranks in hardi- 

 ness about with Golden Russet. Has been grown to some extent 

 in Southeastern Minnesota. 



SAPS OF WINE, OR EARLY WASHINGTON. 



Fruit medium, form roundish ovate; color yellow and red, shaded 

 and splashed with deep red, and sprinkled with white and gray 

 dots, and covered with a thin bloom ; flesh white, often stained with 

 red, a little dry, with a mild, pleasant subacid flavor; origin 

 Europe. The tree was vigorous and productive while young, and 

 gained considerable favor previous to the winter of 1872-3. Not 

 suited to this climate, and no longer grown in this state. 



RED ASTRACHAN. 



Fruit medium; color greenish yellow, mostly overspread with 

 dark crimson red, and a white bloom; form roundish, tapering 

 towards the calyx; a little russet near the stem, which is generally 

 short; cavity narrow; calyx large, basin shallow; flesh white, juicy, 

 acid; season, August. The tree is of foreign origin, and has a most 

 beautiful form; rather slow about commencing to bear. It was 

 introduced as a strictly iron-clad, and quite extensively planted, 

 but proved to be unadapted to Minnesota. 



HAAS, OR FALL QUEEN. 



Medium to large, flat ribbed, or quartered; skin yellowish green, 

 streaked and nearly covered with dull, brownish red; flesh white, 

 juicy, subacid; use, kitchen and market; season September to 

 November. Tree, a vigorous tall grower; nearly hardy; origin, 



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