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Waddel's Hall. 



Another Southern rarity. Fruit, medium, oblong; dull greenish yel- 

 low striped with red; flesh, whitish, sub-acid; great keeper. 



Walworth. 



Tcrinoni, | Large Golden Pippin. 



From New Jersey. Fruit, large, roundish conical ; clear yellow, bright 

 red in sun, dotted with greenish russet specks; stem, short, slender; 

 calyx, small, closed ; basin, furrowed; core, large, open; seeds, plump; 

 flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy, sub-acid. October. (Hov. Mag.) 

 We suspect this an old variety under a new name. 



Walpole. 



From Massachusetts. Fruit, large, roundish tapering to the eye ; yellow 

 with bright red stripes, deepest in sun and yellowish specks; stem, short; 

 cavity, open ; calyx, closed ; basin, slightly ridged ; core, large, open ; 

 seeds, large ; flesh, yellowish tinged with pink, tender, juicy, brisk sub- 

 acid. August and September. (Hov. Mag.) The following description of 

 the Sparhawk is from B. Y. French, Esq. We suspect the two identical. 

 The Sparhawk originated in Walpole, N. H., and is known in the family 

 of Mr. Sparhawk, on whose farm it was found as the " Gall " Apple. It 

 was introduced to our Society by A. De Copen, of Dorchester, and the 

 Society gave it the name of Sparhawk. It is a large Apple ; oblate ; skin 

 smooth and glossy ; color, yellowish ground, striped with red ; abundant 

 bearer ; the size, color, and gloss, serve to give it a desirable appearance ; 

 flesh, firm, with a sprightly acid ; highly desirable for cooking, and is 

 ripe September, October, but will keep longer ; it will class well with the 

 20 oz. Pippin. 



Wells' Sweeting. 



From IsTewburgh, N. Y. Tree, strong, upright growth. Fruit, medium, 

 roundish ; dull light green, brownish red cheek ; stem, slender ; calyx, 

 small; basin, shallow; flesh, white, tender, juicy sweet; "very good." 

 Nov. to Jan. 



Wells. 



Ho^an, I Striped R. I. Greening, 



English Winter Red Streak, o/sanw, j Well Apple. 



An old variety, probably originally from Maryland, It is much grown 

 in Central and Southern Ohio, as Wells ; hence we give the name. It is 

 only good on strong clay soil. Fruit, large, roundish, narrowing to the 

 eye ; yellowish green, streaked and blotched with red; calyx, closed; 

 tasin, shallow; flesh, white, tender, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid ; "very 

 good." Nov. to March, The trees grow vigorously, spreading tops, slan- 

 der branches, bear abundantly every year. There is also a '■ Cook's Well 

 -^PP^" gi'own in Indiana, that originated in Ohio. It is a great and 

 regular bearer, small size, largest at blossom e-id ; stem, slender ; fles'n, 

 " good ;" keeps well. 



