THE APPLE. 



Alerson's Earia'. 



OrijT^iii uncertain, supposed by some to be Ohio, and it may provo 

 to he the Early George or August Tart. Tree said to be hardy, uj)- 

 right, moderately vigorous; an early and good bearer. 



Fruit medium, oblate, angular, ribbed or uneven; skin pale yel- 

 low; sfalk short, rather stout; cavity rather broad, slightly russeted; 

 calyx closed; basin medium, slightly corrugated; fiesh "white, tendei-, 

 juicy, sprightly subacid; core rather small. Ripens about the time 

 of the Early Harvest, to which it is inferior as an eating-apple, but 

 superior for cooking. 



Andrews' Favorite. 



Origin on the Andrews farm, Berlin, Vt. ; the original tree ic 

 said ^to be seventy years old, healthy, vigorous, spreading and ir- 

 regular; a good bearer annually of handsome fruity and of good 

 quality. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to oblong, slightly angular; 

 skin whitish, shaded, and mottled with light red, with stripes and 

 broken splashes of dark red or crimson, and many light dots, a few 

 being areole; stalk short, small; cavity small, sometimes slight rus- 

 set; calyx small, closed; basin medium, corrugated; flesli white, 

 lialf fine, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid; very good; core large and 

 open. December, January. 



Andrew's Sweet. 

 Major Sweet., 



Of Nova Scotia origin, on the grounds of Major Andrew, of Yar- 

 mouth, and it is said to be a very hardy tree for that locality. Tree 

 a free upriglit grower; an earh- and annual bearer, but larger crops 

 on alternate years. 



Fruit below medium size, round oblate conic, slightly angular; 

 skin whitish or pale yellow; stalk short, small; cavity medium; 



