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SwKET Queen. 

 Dale's Sweet Fall Queen. 



Origin, Pennsylvania. Ti-ee a fair grower, and ])roductive. 



Fniit large, elongated conic, ribbed at apex, whitish, shaded, striped, 

 and splashed with shades of red. Flesh white, tender, pleasant, sweet. 

 ►Scarcely good. November. 



Sweet Rambo. 



Origin, supposed Pennsylvania. Tree stout, lapright, vigorous, not 

 an early bearer. 



Frviit medium, roundish oblate, yellow, mostly shaded with red, and 

 thickly covered with large gi'ay dots, a little elevated above the surface. 

 Stalk slender, inserted in a deep cavity, surrounded by russet. Calyx 

 closed, set in an open basin. Flesh whitish, juicy, pleasant sweet. Core 

 small and close. Good to very good. October to December. 



Sweet Kibbed Gilliflower. 



An old Connecticut variety. 



Fruit large, roundish elongated conic, ribbed, mostly covered with 

 light red, striped and splashed with dark. Stalk short. Calyx closed. 

 Flesh white, rather compact, moderately juicy, half tender, sweet. 

 Good. Gore large. November, December. 



Sweet Romanite. 

 Red Winter Sweet ? Sweet Nonsuch. 



Origin unknown. Tree a strong, upright grower, hardy, moderate 

 bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, shaded, splashed, 

 and striped with i-ed, light dots. Stalk shoi-t, slender. Calyx closed. 

 Segments erect, slightly recurved. Basin corrugated. Flesh yellowish 

 white, compact, tender, juicy, rich, sweet. Good to very good. Core 

 small. November to March. 



SwfiET Russet. 

 ■Summer Russet. 



Received from Parsons & Co., Flushing, Long Island. Origin unknown. 

 A nice little Apple. Tree moderately vigorous, productive. Young wood 

 reddish olive. 



Fruit small, roundish, inclining to conic, sometimes oblate, yellow, 

 mostly covered with light nisset, and spriidvled with brown russet dots, 

 tinge of red in the sun. Stalk slender. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, 

 crisp, very tender, juicy, rich, sweet, aromatic. Very good. Sep- 

 tember. 



Another Sweet Russet is grown in Massachusetts, New York, and 

 elsewheie. The tree an upright, spreading grower, productive. Good 

 for cooking. 



Fruit medium, oblate, yellow, mostly covered with nettings and 

 patches of i-usset. Flesh whitish, half tender, rich, sweet. Good 

 November, March, 



Another Sweet Russet of Kentucky, is described by Warder as: 



