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tender and agreeablyHsour. The tree is hardy at St. Petersburg, only young trees being 

 injured there. The tree is large and bears a medium amount of fruit, which ripens in 

 October and keeps till spring or next fall. It is recommended as one of the best winter 

 apples. 



Dr. Kegel also received samples from Astrachan and from another place. The wood 

 cut given by Dr. Kegel is from a specimen of St. Petersburg growth, and from its conic 

 almost Gilliflower form, is quite unrecognizable as an Arabskoe. Dr. Kegel's colored 

 plate is from a specimen from Astrachan, and is more like those we saw in Russia. 

 Dr. Kegel believes these to be the same, only modified by climate. 



The Arabskoe Polosatoe. known to Dr. Kegel only from sample from Riazan, south- 

 east of Moscow, is described as a yellowish, green, kitchen apple, with a dark carmine 

 red side; a tasteful vinous acid. In season from November till the end of winter. 

 185. Anisowka; — Anisette; — Mr. Tuttle says this is Ducbess. 



The Anisovka seems to be the best variety of the Anis with which Dr. Kegel is ac- 

 quainted. It is grown in the provinces of St. Petersburg and Moscow, and southward 

 from these points. It has even been grown at the convent of Valaam. Dr. Kegel says^ 

 that the trees have stood the worst winters at St. Petersburg, and bear heavily every 

 second year. It is very popular, and fetches high prices, as it is good, either for eating 

 or cooking. It reaches its perfection at the end of September and may be kept till 

 February or even March. 



187. Steklianka Selonka; Glass Green; — Just like Duchess, say Mr. Spauld- 

 ing and Mr. Tuttle, in tree and in fruit, but stated by both to be later in ripen- 

 ing. Mr. Tuttle also says, that the tree is a stronger grower. There is some 

 mistake here as the Stekliankas or Greenings are of a different type. 



188. Arkad Scholti; Yellow Arcadian;— No's. 231 and 327 in the catalogue 

 bear the same name. The Arkads in Russia are early svreetish apples, of medi- 

 lum size, value 1 only for their earliness and the hardiness of the tree. Mr. Siashas 

 fruited No. 188 and speaks of it as one of the most successlul varieties on the 

 Hislop Crab, as far as the tree is concerned. Fruit nearly white and glossy, 

 roundish, of full medium size, second rate in quality, a shy bearer. Some 

 others who have fruited Yellow Acadian do not know under which number they 

 obtained it. Mr. Saunders sends me a cut taken in the grounds, at "Washington, 

 of 231, which is over three and a half inches wide and three inches deep. Mr. 

 Saunders says, it is an apple of good size, deep yellow, striped with red, flavor 

 not high, but a good cooking fruit. We must not assume these yellow Arcad- 

 ians to be all alike, — in fact we must assume nothing. 



190. Titsenhausenskoe; Tiesenhausen;— Mr. Tuttle says that this is in form 

 and color like B?n Davis, of good quality, and the best keeper of all the Rus- 

 sians fruited with him. Tree a fine grower and very hardy. 



Dr. Kegel speaks of this as a fruit introduced by Baron Tiesenhausen into the prov- 

 ince of St. Petersburg, whither it was sent for exhibition in 1860 and in 1866. Baron 

 Tiesenhausen seems to have received it from Dorpat, but Dr. Kegel queries whether it 

 is known in the coast provhices, and names it after the gentleman who brought it into 

 notice. It is a yellow apple with scarcely a tinge of red as grown in the north. Some 

 specimens are oblong, conic ; others, singularly, abruptly conic towards the cavity, as 

 well as towards the basin. The flesh is white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, good for table 

 and home use : ripe in September and keeps, says Baron Tiesenhausen, till March. The 

 tree is small, but productive, and suffers only in the severest winters at St. Petersburg 



197. Kriwospizoe.— Curly Spiced.— An apple, somewhat of Alexander fea- 

 tures. Mr. Tutle says it has been condemned in the east, but it is an apple of 

 pretty good quality, with some flavor; not bad, but we have too many of such 

 apples. 



198. Polu Miron ;— Crossed Barbel ;~Dr. Kegel says this is grown about St. Peters- 

 burg and in the provinces to the south of Moscow. It is an apple from small to medium 

 size : a yellowish green in color, with red on one side, in splashes and stripes. Farther 



