36 THE APPLE. 



whei'e it is highly prized as one of tlieir best and liandsomest apples ol 

 its season. Tree upright, moderate grower, and jiroductive alternate 

 years ; young shoots reddish brown, grayish. 



Fr\iit medium to large, roundish oblate ; skin yellowish gi-een, striped 

 with crimson, red and orange ; stalk short ; cavity large, deep, russeted ; 

 calyx closed ; basin medium, regular ; flesh whitish, yellow, fine, brittle, 

 juicj-, mild agreeable subacid flavor; core small. August, Se^Dtember. — 

 ( Western Gardener.) 



Summer Spitzenbuegh. 

 French Spitzenburgh. 



Originated with Woolsey Ostrander, Plattekill, N. Y. Tree moder- 

 ately vigorous, forming a round head ; an early and abundant beaier 

 annually. 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, slightly angular; skin whitish, 

 almost entirely covered with two shades of red in stripes and splashes, 



Summer Spitzenbitrgh. 



some of which are quite dark, and covered Avith a thin bloom ; stalk 

 short ; cavity medium, sometimes slightly russeted ; calyx closed ; basin 

 medium, slightly corrugated ; flesh yellowish white, half tender, moder 

 t ately juicy, subacid, and a little ai'omatic ; good to very good. August, 

 September. 



TUTTLE. 



Originated on the farm, of Lyman Tuttle, Hamden, Conn. Tree 

 upright, vigorous, an early and abundant bearer every other year of fair 



