THE APPLE, 2! 



Fruit medium to large, oblate, slightly oblique; f-kin greenish , neai- 

 ly covered with rough dull russet ; stalk very short ; cavity rather 

 broad, deep ; calyx open ; basin medium, regular ; ilesli white, green 

 tingle, half fiiie, moderately juicy, half tender^ pleasant subivcid ; good ; 

 coi'e KU)alL Mai'ch, April. 



McAfee's Nonsuch, 



McAfee, Wyandotte. Large Striped Pearmain. 



McAfee's Red. Oray Apple. tstorr's Wine. 



Striped Pearmain, Indian. Missouri Superior. 



Snorter. Uncle Zeeke. New Missoiuri. 



Nonsuch, Winter Pearmain. Valandingham's Wine. 



Zeeke. Lai-ge Striped Winter Pear- White Crow. 



Oray'e Keeper. mam. Ladies' Favorite of some. 



Park's Keeper. Striised Winter Pearmain. Hubbardston Nonsuch, er- 

 roneously. 



As this and Striped Winter Peaimraiii in the second revise^:! edition 

 liave proved to be identical, we give a new description with tlie addition- 

 al syns. An old variety, wliich originated iii the orchard of George 

 McAfee, near Hai-oclsburg, Meroer Comity, Ky. We are indebted to 

 Dr. William Howsley, of Leavenwoi-th, Kansas, for its history, origin, 

 etc. Tree veiy 'vigororis, foi-niing a round spreading head. It does not 

 come earlj into bearing, but is veiy productive when it attains some 

 age. It is considerably groA\-n through the West and South-west under 

 the name of Striped Winter Pearmain, also moi-e or less by the syns. as 

 given above. It is valued in many localities as one of the best of its 

 reason; in othei-s of but little value. 



Fruit medium to large, roundisli oblate, inclining to conic ; skin yel- 

 low, striped, splashed and marbled with light and dark blight red nearly 

 over the surface, yet showing the yellow gi'ound netuiy all through, thickly 

 spinkled Avith lai-ge and small light dots, some areole; stalk short to 

 long, slender; cavity large, deep, often thinly imsseted ; calyx small, 

 closed; basin rather small, slightly plaited; flesh yelloAvish, half fine, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, rich mild subacid, inclining to sweet, slightly aroma- 

 tic ; very good ; core medium, October, February. 



Mann. _ 



A chance seedling in the orchard of Judge Mooney, of Granby, N. Y. 

 Tree hardy, an upright gi'ower, with rather slender branches, forming a. 

 round head ; an ejirly and aimual bearer, a late keeper, valuable for 

 market and cooking, and a fair table fruit. 



FjTiit medium to large, roundish oblate, nearly regular ; skin deej> 

 yellow when fvdly ripe, often with a shade of brownish red where ex- 

 posed, and thickly sprinkled vrith light and gray dots, a few being 

 areole; stalk short, i-ather small'; cavity medium or quite large, sonie- 

 times slightly russeted ; calyx generally closed ; basin rather lai-ge, 

 slightly corrugated; flesh yellowish, half fine, half tender, juicy, mild 

 pleasant subacid; good to very good; core mediiim. Jajjuary, April, 



