TriE APPLE. 01 



New Eiveb Boat Apple. 



Origin, on the premises of Robert Porter, Sr., Porter's Ferry, Virginia ; 

 tree a strong vigorous grower, spreading; an early and great bearer 

 alternate years, and bighly prized where known. 



Fruit niediura, ohJate, flattened at the base, sometimes a little oblique ; 

 skin bright yellow, rarely with a blush ; stalk very short ; cavity 

 lather large ; calyx closed ; basin medium, slightly corrugated ; flesh 

 whitish, half fine, tender, moderately juicy, mild, pleasant, peculiar sub- 

 acid, almost sweet ; core small. October, December. 



Northampton. 



A Pennsylvania apple from Northampton County, but exact origin 

 unknown ; tree vigorous, upright, spreading, an early bearer, and very 

 productive ; it is said the lower half of the tree bears one year and the 

 uj)per part the next year, and this is more chaiacteristic with trees of 

 some age ; valued especially as a table fruit where known. 



Fruit medium, oblate, often depressed ; skin smooth, pale whitest 

 yellow, shaded, strij^ed and splashed rather thinly over most of the sur- 

 face with light and dark red, and many large and small light dots, a few 

 areole ; stalk short, slender ; cavity rather large, deep, regular ; caJyx 

 closed or nearly so ; basin medium, slightly plaited ; flesh white, fine, 

 tender, juicy, pleasant mild subacid and very good ; core small. Oc- 

 tober, Febuai'y. 



NOKTHFIELD BeAUTY CbAB. 



Raised by Leonard D. Cady, Northfield, "Vermont, from seed of yel- 

 low Siberian Crab ; tree vigorous, hardy, forming a compact symmet- 

 rical head; a handsome apple of good size, good quality, and promises to 

 be valuable in cold localities. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate ; skin smooth, whitish, shaded with 

 light red, rather obscurely striped and splashed wiih two shades of rich 

 red and a few light dots; stalk short.; cavity medium; calyx closed; 

 basin rather small, slightly corrugated ; flesh white, half fine, tender, 

 juicy, sprightly subacid ; core small. September, December. 



Ontario. 



Tliis handsome and excellent apple was raised by Cliarles Arnold, 

 Paris, Ontario, from seed of Northern Spy crossed with the Wagener ; 

 tree vigorous, somewhat spreading, bears quite young and abundantly. 



Fruit large, oblate, slightly conic, slightly angular ; skin Avhitish yel- 

 low, nearly covered with bright rich red, some lather obscure stripes 

 .nnd spla«hes, and moderately sprinkled with light dots ; stalk shorl, 

 rather stout ; cavity broad, deep, sometimes slight russet ; calyx closeci 

 oi nearly so ; basin large, deep, slightly corrugated ; flesh whitish yel- 

 low, fine, tender, juicy, subacid, refreshing, slightly aromatic ; core small. 

 January, April. 



