the apple. 45 



Black's Annette. 

 Cornell's Early. Cornell's Favorite. 



Of unknown origin, supposed to be Virginia ; tree vigorous, si)read- 

 ing, very productive alternate years. 



Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate conical ; skin wliitisli yellow ; 

 stalk short to long, slender; cavity large, deep ; calyx small, closed ; 

 basin rather small, slightly corrugated ; Hesh white, fine, tender, mod- 

 (iatcly juicy, sprightly subacid; core small. August. 



Black Hawk. 



Originated in the orchard of William Brooks, Rock Island, Illinois ; 

 tree moderately vigorous, with a round rather spj-eading head ; blooms 

 late ; an annual bearer of good crops, some seasons very large ones ; 

 valuable as a late keeper. 



Fruit rather large, oblate ; skin greenish yellow, nearly covered with 

 dull red or purplish red in the sun, a few rather obscure stripes and 

 sj)lashes, and a few light dots; flesh whitish, rather coarse, firm, moder- 

 ately juicy, mild subacid; core small. January, April. 



Blue Spitzenburg. 

 Improved Red Spitzenberg. 



Origin, Oley Township, Pa. ; tree moderately vigorous, making a 

 round head ; not an early bearei', but prodvices good crojjs alternate 

 years when a little advanced. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish oblate, slightly conic, sometimes a 

 little oblicpie ; skin pale whitish yellow, nearly covered with light and 

 dark red, sometimes a few rather obscure stripes and splashes, and 

 many large and small light dots ; stalk short, small ; cavity medium, 

 slight russet ; calyx closed or nearly so ; basin medium, corrugated ; flesh 

 whitish yellow, half fine, tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid, slightly 

 aromatic ; core medium. January, March. 



Bower's Xonparetl. 

 Big Sweet. Big Green. 



Origin supposed to be Harrisonburg, Virginia ; tree vigorous, ujirighc, 

 somewhat spreading; an early and good bearer annually, but larger crops 

 alternate years ; a large fruit, and highly valued where known. 



Fruit large, oblate, regular ; skin pale yellow, often a shade of red and 

 numerous russet and brown dots ; stalk short, small ; cavity ratiier 

 large, sometimes slight russet ; calyx closed ; basin h^'ge, deep, corru- 



