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THE AVPLE. 



shaded with light red, some rather obscure stripes and splashes, and 

 jnany brown dots ; stalk of medium length, slender ; cavity quite large, 

 lu.sseted ; calyx large, open ; basin lai'ge, broad, slightly coriiigated : 

 tlesh whitish, half fine, half tender, juicy, brisk subacid, rather rich ; 

 good to very good ; core smalL November, December. 



Pewaukee. 



Raised from seed of Duchess of Oldenburg by George P, Pepper, of 

 Pewaukee, Wis., who sends us specimens, and writes that the tree is 

 sti'ong and vigorous, centre upright, very spreading, an annual bearer, 

 aiul one of the hardiest and best for the Northwest ; young shoots dark 

 brownish red. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate ; skin bright yellow, striped, 

 splashed and mottled with light and dark red over most of the surface, 

 covered with a thin grayish bloom, and many large and small light 

 dots, a few being areole ; stalk short, small ; cavity small ; calyx closed ; 

 basin medium, slightly corrugated ; flesh white, a little coarse, breaking, 

 half tender, juicy, subacid, slightly aromatic; good; core small. Janu- 

 ary to May. 



Pilot. 



An accidental seedling, found on the premises of John Robbins, at 

 the foot of Pilot Mountain, Nelson County, Va. Tree hardy, of mod- 



PUot. 



erate gi'o^'th, forming a round head, rather slow commg into bearing, 

 but when established produces large crops alternate years, and a few the 



