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and never splits in the forks. Early bearer, and 

 with age becomes very productive, one of the most 

 useful of the fall varieties. Fruit medium or above, 

 conical, and sometimes quite ovate. Yellow 

 striped with red, which it nearly covers. Quality 

 not rich, but very good, pleasant sub-acid. Sea- 

 son, October. 



Fall Orange. Tree a rather slow but very stout 

 grower in the nursery and makes a very large and 

 excellent orchard tree. Should be grown more 

 than it is. Hardiness 4. Fruit large round irreg- 

 ular, greenish yellow, and pale yellow when ripe. 

 Good quality especially for the kitchen, being too 

 tart for good dessert fruit, though when very mellow 

 is very good. 



Season, September and early October. (Some- 

 times known as Holland pippin.) Is grown con- 

 siderably in southeast Minnesota and about St. Paul. 



Fall IVinesap. Tree a good, strong, upright 

 grower, rather straggling, dark bark and dark shoots. 

 Good tree in nursery and orchard. Hardiness 5. 

 Fruit medium size, round regular, red stripes on 

 greenish yellow ground, good quality, season Sep- 

 tember and early October. (This is not the same 

 as Fall Wine, nor Sops of Wine.) 



Colvert. Strong spreading in habit, "good in 

 nursery and orchard. Hardiness 3. Fruit large 

 oblate. Surface smooth green mixed with light red. 

 Basin and cavity like the Wealthy. Quality good, 

 season, October and November. Good bearer in 

 the west. 



