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yeai'S, of large fair fruit, wliicli is higlily esteemed where known for 

 market and family -use. 



Fruit large, oblate, slightly conic, slightly angular; skin sn.ooth, 

 whitish yellow, shaded, striped, splashed and mottled with light and 

 dark bright rich red nearly over the whole surface, and a few light dots ; 

 stalk rather short, slender ; cavity broad, deep, sometimes thinly vus- 

 seted ; calyx closed or nearly so; basin broad, moderately deep, fur 

 rowed ; flesh whitish jjellow, rather coarse, brittle, tender, juicy, sprightly 

 subacid, ^lightly aromatic ; core medium. December, January. 



Morton's Red. 



Origin, supposed to be on the farm of the late Elkannah Morton, Bill 

 Town, Nova Scotia; tree moderately vigorous, forming a round rather 

 spreading head ; an eai'ly and good beaier annually, and a favorite apjile 

 for maiket and home use. 



Fruit medium, regular, roundish oblate, slightly conic; skin whititih, 

 nearly covered with light and dark rich red, quite dark in the sun, 

 sometimes a few obscure strijjes an'd splashes, and sometimes nettings of 

 russet* stalk medixim, slender; cavity medium, slight russet; calyx 

 closed or nearly so; basin small, slightly corrugated; flesh quite white, 

 half fine, tender, juicy, brisk subacid ; core large. Decembei-, January. 



Mumper Yandevere. 



Origin, on the farm of John Mumper, near Dillsbury, Pa. ; ti-ee 

 strong and vigorous, making a round, rather spreading open head ; an 

 abundant bearer alternate years of fair fruit of uniform size ; valued 

 chiefly for its late keeping, market, and kitchen use. 



Fruit medium, oblate or roundish oblate, regular, flattened at the 

 ends ; skin pale greenish yellow, rather faintly shaded, striped and 

 splashed with light red, and moderately sprinkled with large light and 

 gray dots; stalk rather short, small; cavity medium, often a little 

 greenish ; calyx large, open ; basin broad, rather deep, corrugated ; 

 flesh whitish, coarse, compact, moderately juicy, brisk subacid ; core 

 close and small. December, April. 



Mystic. 



Origin, Mystic Valley, Conn., on the farm of Alden Fish ; tree vigor- 

 ous, rather late coming into bearing, but produces large crops alternate 

 years when of suflScient age. 



Fruit medium, roundish, flattened at the ends ; skin pale yellow, 

 shaded and mottled with light red, and some rather obscui-e stripes and 

 broken splashes of a darker hue, with a few russet dots; stalk loufT, 

 slender; cavity medium, moderately deep; calyx small, closed; basin 

 lai'ge, deep, slightly plaited ; flesh white, fine, tender, juicy, pleasant 

 7iild subacid ; coi'e rather small. October, November, 



