THE APPLE. 



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ately sprinkled with gray and rather indistinct light dots. Stalk short. 

 Cavity large, slightly russeted. Cal}Tc closed. Basin abrupt, deep, 

 slightly corrugated. Flesh yellowish, crisj), rather tender, juicy, pleasant 

 subacid. Very good. December, Februaiy. 



Syke-House Eusset. 



A Yoi'kshire Apple. Tree spreading, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, yellowish, mostly covered with light brown 

 russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, sprightly, juicy, subacid. Novem- 

 ber, Febiniary. (Ron.) 



Sylvester. 



Oi'iginated on the farm of Dr. E. W. Sylvester, Lyons, N. Y. Tree 

 vigorous, forming a beautiful open, round, spreading head, a profuse 

 bearer. Young shoots dark reddish brown, slightly grayish or doAvny. 



Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, regular, waxen white, beauti- 

 fully shaded on the sunny side with bx'ight crimson, thinly sprinkled 

 with minute light and brown dots. Stalk small, short. Cavity regular. 

 Calyx closed. Basin rather shallow. Flesh very white, tender, crisp, 

 juicy, bi'isk siibacid. Yery good. September, October. Excellent for 

 cooking and drying. 



Table Greening. 



Origin, Cornish, Me. Tree vigorous, upright spreading, productive. 

 Fruit medium, roundish, dull gi-een. Flesh juicy, mild, pleasant 

 subacid. Good. December to March. 



Talman's Sweet. 



Talman's Sweet. 

 Tolman'a Sweeting. TaUman's Sweeting. Brown's Golden Sweet. 

 A native of Rhode Island, In quality the fruit is scarcely second 

 rate as a table sort, but it is a very popular and profitable orcluird sort. 



