THE APPLE. St 



splashes almost purplish with rather conspicuous yellow dots; stalk 

 short, small; cavity medium; calyx half open; basin rather small, 

 slightly corrugated ; flesh white, tender, modei-ately juicy, mild pleasaiit 

 subacid ; good to very good. July at the South. 



Striped Sweet Pippin. 



Striped Pippin. 



An old variety of unkno"v\Ti origin, and was given as a syn. in formei 

 editions of this work to Striped AVinter Pearmain, but has proved 

 distinct. Tree vigorous, forming a romid, rather low head ; an early 

 and abundant bearer, but more heavily alternate years ; valuable for 

 table or market ; young shoots olive brown, slightly downy at the end. 



Striped Sweet Pippin. 



Fruit rather large, roundish oblate, slightly angular ; skin bright 

 yellow, shaded with dark rich red in the sun, striped, splashed and 

 mottled with lighter red on the shaded side, and many light and gray 

 flots ; stalk short, small ; cavity rather large, deep ; calyx closed ; basin 

 (|uite deep, rather abrupt, a little uneven; flesh white, fine, tender, 

 juicy, mild, pleasant richsw-eet, or very mild subacid; very good; core 

 lather large. November, February. 



Summer King. 



Kin g. Puckett. Cheese. 



Puckett's Summer, Summer Cheese. 



An old variety supposed to have originjited in North Carolina, and 

 has been cultivated in Warren and Todd Counties, Ky., for many years, 



