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early autumu. It was exhibited at the county fair some years ao;o, 

 and by some was called "Cole's Quince," since which time by many 

 it has borne that name, locall}'. But recent committees at the State 

 fairs, sa}- this apple is not the one described by Downing as the 

 Cole's Quince. 



The Russell is thus described by President Pope : Large, round 

 ovate, sometimes oblong conical, somewhat flattened at the base, 

 nearly regular; color bright yellow, with a red cheek in the sun, 

 obscurely striped ; surface waxy ; stalk very short in a small narrow 

 cavity ; calyx closed, basin small ; core small ; flesh ^-ellow, fine 

 grained, pleasant sub-acid; quality best; season September; tree 

 spreading, hardy, an early and regular bearer. 



HuRLBUT — Origin, Winchester, Conn. ; tree very vigorous, and a 

 great bearer ; ^oung wood daik brownish red, slightly downy ; buds 

 prominent; Iruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, angular; skin yel- 

 low, shaded with led stripes, and splashed with darker red, and 

 thinly sprinkled with rtd dots ; stalk shoit, rather slender, inserted 

 in a broad deep cavity, surrounded by russet; calyx closed; l)asiu 

 rather shallow ; flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, sprightly, sul)- 

 acid ; good to veiy good ; core small ; October, December. 



Bailey's Sweet — Origin unknown, introduced by a New York 

 iparty ; tree haidy, vigorous, upright, spreading, productive. This 

 variety is regarded as profitable lor all purposes, although perhaps 

 a little too tender skin for shipping long dii^tances ; fruit large, form 

 roundish conical, often approaching oblong, obscurel}' ribbed ; color 

 yellowish, mostly shaded and obscurely striped with red, and thickly 

 sprinkled with minute dots ; stalk short and rather small, inseited 

 in a narrow cavity ; calyx small, closed, set in a narrow, irregular 

 basin ; flesh white, tender, not very juicy, almost melting, with a 

 honeyed sweet flavor ; core rather large ; very good ; November to 

 -March. — Doicning. 



Fallawatek — A favorite apple of Pennsylvania of which state it 

 is a native ; tree a strong grower and very productive ; fruit verj- 

 large, globular, inclining to conic; skin yellowish green, shaded 

 •with dull red. and sprinkled with large gray dots ; stalk very short, 

 inserted in a deep cavity ; calyx small and closed, set in a slightly 

 plaited base ; flesh greenish white, juicy, crisp, rather tender, pleas- 

 iint, sub-acid flavor ; good ; November to Februarv. — Doioning. 



