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THE APPLE, 



light waxen yellow, shaded with fine clear I'ich red in the sun, thinlj 

 sprinkled with graj and light dots. Stalk short. Cavity acute, rather 

 deep, sometimes a little russeted. Calyx closed. Segments short, erect. 

 Basin narrow, deep, uneven. Flesh white, very tender, juicy, sweet, 

 excellent. Core small. Yery good to best. November to January. 



Higby Sweet. 



Highlander. 



Origin, Sudbury, Vermont. Tree a good grower, very productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, approaching conic, greenish, mottled, and 

 strij^ed with red. Flesh white, juicy, tender, with a pleasant vinous 

 flavor. Good. September, October. 



HiGHTOP. 



Supposed origin, Wayne Co., Ind. 



Fruit medium to large, flat, roundish, regular. Surface smooth, 

 mixed diill red, sti'iped carmine, dots scattered, minute. Flesh pale 

 yellow, fine-grained, tender, juicy, subacid, aromatic. December, Janu- 

 ary. (Warder.) 



HiGHTOP Sweet. 

 Summer Sweet. Sweet June. 



Origin, Plymouth, Mass. An old variety, highly prized at the West. 

 Growth upright, vigorous. Tree hardy, veiy productive, light reddish 

 brown shoots. 



Fruit medium or below, I'oundish, regular. Skin very smooth. Color 

 light yellow^, partially covered with gi-een dots. Stalk medium, inserted 

 in a deep narrow cavity, surrounded by thin russet. Calyx small. 



