THE APPLE. 



Amsterdam Sweet. 

 High Top Sweet, incorrectly. 



Origin, Amsterdam, N. Y., on the farm of Joseph Britten. Tree 

 hardy ; a vigorous, stout, upright grower; an early and moderate bearer 

 iinnually. 



Fiuit medium, roundish oblate, a little flattened at the ends ; skin 

 pale greenish yellow, striped and splashed with light and dark blight 

 red ; stalk short, small ; cavity medium ; basin large, deep, slightly 

 plaited ; fiesh wliite, half fine, tender, juicy, rather rich sweet, slightly 

 aromatic ; core medium. October, November. 



Annette. 

 Annate. Old Bettie. Bettie Brooks. 



Of unknown origin, received from John Dollins, Greenwood, Vir- 

 ginia, who informs us that it was found in that locality in the late 

 I^icholas Merritt's orchard a half a century ago ; tree vigorous, with an 

 upright, round, compact head, requiring but little pruning — one of the 

 most valuable of its season for its locality. 



Fruit medium, oblate, sides sometimes unequal, slightly angular ; skin 

 pale greenish yellow, rarely" with a blush ; stalk very short, small ; cav- 

 ity large, deep, slight russet ; basin, broad, deep, a little xineven ; flesh 

 white, half fine, brittle, tender, moderately juicy, mild, pleasant, subacid, 

 September, October. 



Arnold's Beauty. 



This fine new apple was raised from seed of the Northern Spy, 

 crossed with the Wagener and Spitzenberg, by Charles Arnold, of Paris 



