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gling, spreading growei', and productive. Young wood a ricli dark 

 brown. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate conic, yellow, shaded and 

 striped with red, sparsely covered with gray dots. Stalk slender, of 

 medium length, inserted in a deep, rather narrow cavity. Calyx closed^ 

 set in a broad, rather shallow basin. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, crisp, 

 pleasant, mild subacid. Good. December, March. 



Smokehouse. 



Millcreek Vandevere. Ked Vandevere. English Vandevere. 



Origin, Lancaster Co., Pa., near Millcreek, grew on ^he farm of 

 Gibbons, near his smokehouse, hence its name. An old variety 



and popular in Pennsylvania. It somewhat resembles the old Pennsyl- 

 vania Vandevere, and is siipposed to be a seedling of it. 



Tree moderately vigorous, with a spreading head, a good bearer. 

 Young wood dull dark reddish brown. 



Smokehouse, 



Fruit rather above medium, roundish oblate, skin yellow, shaded 

 and splashed with crimson, and thinly sprinkled with large gray and 

 brown dots. Stalk rather long, curved, inserted in a broad ca\"ity. 

 Calyx closed, set in a wide basin, of moderate depth, slightly corrugated. 

 Flesh yellowish, somewhat firm, juicy, crisp, rather rich subacid. Good. 

 September to Febiaiary. Valued for culinary uses, 



Snediker. 

 Origin unknown. Tree an upright vigorous grower, productive. 



