THE APPLE. C5 



stalk short, small; caAity medium; calyx closed; basin medium; 

 slightly corrugated; flesh whitish, half fine, tender, juicy, pleasant mild 

 subacid, slightly aromatic ; core small. October, November. 



Plumb's Cider. 



Origin Tincertain, introduced by J. C. Plumb, Milton, Wisconsin ] 

 tree hardy, vigorous, round headed ; an early bearer, and very produc- 

 tive alternate years. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conic ; skin greenish yellow, shaded 

 and rather obscurely striped and splashed with dull red, some light 

 dots ; stalk short, small ; cavity small ; calyx small, closed ; basin small, 

 corrugated ; flesh whitish, half fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid ; core 

 small. September, January. 



Prewit. 



Origin, farm of William Prewit, Rock Spring Church, Kentucky , 

 tree vigorous, upright, an annual bearer; chiefly valuable for its long 

 keeping. 



Fruit medium, oblate, conic, sides unequal ; skin yellow, shaded, and 

 rather faintly striped and splashed with light and dark red ; stalk very 

 short ; cavity large, deep, slight russet ; calyx closed ; basin deep ; flesh 

 yellowish, half tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid; core small. 

 January, May. 



Prolific Blush. 



Origin, on the farm of E. H. Cocklin, Shepherdstown, Pa. ; tree a 

 slow stout grower, forming a low head ; an early and great bearer alter- 

 nate years ; blooms late ; valuable for home use, and a profitable early 

 market variety. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic ; skin smooth, white, a blush of 

 bright red ; stalk short, small ; cavity large, deep, slight russet ; calyx 

 closed; basin rather shallow, corrugated; flesh quite white, crisp, juicy, 

 brisk subacid; core medium. August. 



Pyle's Red Winter. 



A chance seedling on the farm of Baynai:d Pyle, Thornbury Town- 

 ship, Pa. ; tree Adgorous, spreatling; an early and good bearer annually 

 of large fair fruit of uniform size, of excellent equality, and keeping 

 well. 



Fruit large, roundish, oblate, slightly conift, sometimes slightly ob- 

 lique ; skin gi-eenish yellow, or pale yellow at full maturity, shaded with 

 pale red over two-thirds its surface, with some rather obscure stripes 

 !ind splashes of a darker color, and moderately sprinkled with light ana 

 brown dots ; stalk short, small ; cavity rather large ; calyx small, closed ; 

 basin large, deep, slightly wrinkled ; flesh whitish yellow, half tine, crisp, 

 ^(>nder, juicy, pleasant lively subacid ; core rather small. January, 

 March. 



