DESCRIPTION OF APPLES AND PEARS. 2 19 



with slender twigs and dark colored bark and 

 shoots. Hardiness 3, when the trunks are 

 protected from sun scalding, which is its weakness; 

 fruit medium or below, conical, very red, and colors 

 all over; flesh white, sub-acid, juicy and very pleas- 

 ant. Best for dessert. It has the quality of matur- 

 ing fruit while there are barely half grown speci- 

 mens on the tree. Will continue to mature fruit 

 good to the last for four or five weeks. In South 

 Carolina where it originated it ripens in June, but 

 in the north from July last to September i. 



Sweet June. Tree upright and twiggy. Shoots 

 slender, and pale green. Hardiness 4, except for 

 the sun scalding as noted in Red June. Fruit 

 medium or below, roundish, though at times coni- 

 cal, light yellow and very smooth; season, August 

 and early September. Very sweet and rich, and 

 one of the best of all the sweet apples. Sometimes 

 called High top Sweet. 



Red Astrachan. Of Russian origin. Tree 

 moderate grower when small but makes a very 

 large tree in orchard. Upright diverging, close 

 top with large and wavy leaves. Hardiness 2. 

 Fruit medium to large, flat to roundish, yellow 

 ground covered nearly with smooth red and a 

 heavy bloom. Aromatic, and less acid than many 

 of that race, but not mild enough for the dessert, 

 good for the kitchen, always fair and seldom 

 wormy. Season, August. 



Duchess of Oldenburg. Usually call u Duchess." 

 The origin of this apple is in doubt. Its name 



