76 THE APPLE. 



falvx closed or nearly so; basin large, deep, slightly corrugated; 

 tlesh white, half fine, tender, moderately juicy, mild, pleasant, sweet, 

 rather rich, and very good; core medium. November, December, 



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 AusTix Apple. 



Tom Apple. 



Originated on the farm of Thomas Austin, of Suffield, Conn., 

 many years since. Tree a good grower, spreading, and produces good 

 crops annually. Its size and color 'make it valuable as a market 

 apple, and also for home use; the tree requires good cultivation. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate conic, regular; skin pale whitish 

 yellow, shaded with light red, splashed with crimson over most of 

 the surface, and thickly sprinkled with large and small yellowish 

 dots; stalk short; cavity medium; flesh white, half fine, tender, 

 juicy, sprightly subacid; good; core medium. Season middle of 

 August to the middle of September. 



Baxk. 



Cave. 



This is an old variety, but little known out of its locality, and 

 orig-inated in the orchard of James Hadsell, on the west bank of the 

 Susquehanna River, opposite Ransom, Pa., and is a favorite- apple in 

 tliat neio-hborhood. The tree is a vigorous grower, with a roundish 

 spreading head; an abundant bearer on alternate years, and a light 

 crop intervening. 



Fruit medium, or rather larg-e, oblate, slightly conic, slightly an- 

 gular, sides sometimes a little unequal; skin whitish yellow, shadeil 

 with light red stripes and broken splashes of dark red or crimson, 

 and moderately sprinkled with light and brown dots; stalk short, 

 small; cavity rather large, deep; calyx closed; basin medium, nearly 

 smooth; flesh whitish, iialf fine, tender, juicy, refreshing, pleasant 

 subacid; core small. Season September, January. 



Bakxard. 



Its origin is said to be on the farm of John Barnard, near Mus- 

 catine, Iowa. Tree very hardy, vigorous, healthy, upright, somewhat 

 spreading, roundish top, rather long, slender branches, valuable for 

 its hardiness, productiveness, long-keej^ing, and quality; an abun- 

 dant bearer on alternate years. 



Fruit medium, oblate to roundish oblate, slightly oblique; skin 

 whitish yellow, shaded with pale red (dark red where fully exposed 

 to the sun), a few gray dots; stalk short, moderately stout; cavity 

 medium, deep, sometimes light russet; calyx closed; basin rather 

 large, broad, saucer-like shape, corrugated; flesh whitish, ratlic;- 

 coarse, crisp, juicy, with a peculiarly mild subacid flavor; coi-e me- 

 dium. December to May. 



Beauty of the "Worlp. 



A new variety, raised by John Mace, of Morganton, X. C, 

 or found in an old field of his at the foot of South Mountain — a 



