THE APPLE. 81 



(lro(ip with over-bearing; an early and profuse hearer on alternate 

 years; it is said to be uniformly fair, very productive, adapted to 

 all purposes, and for a long time, which makes it a favorite and 

 popular fruit where known. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly angular, sllohtly conic; skin whit- 

 ish, often with a blush, and moderately sprinkled witli grayish dots; 

 stalk short; cavity small or medium, rather deep, light russet; calyx 

 closed; basin medium, slightly corrugated; flesh white, half fine, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, with a pleasant, slightly 

 aromatic flavor; core rather large. Ripening in succession from 

 September to January, and can be kept much longer. 



Columbia, 

 Hyde. Columbia Hyde. Granny Hyde. 



Originated on the farm of Nathaniel Hyde, Columbia, Conn., 

 about fifty years since. Tree a vigorous grower, upright, with 

 a round top, and long, pendent, rather slender branches; a good 

 i)earer on alternate years, with a moderate crop the intervening 

 ones, and is considered, in its locality, valuable for home use and 

 for market. 



Fruit medium, oblate, regular; skin light yellow, shaded, striped 

 and splashed with light and dark red over the whole surface, some 

 of the splashes are of a purplish crimson, and a few light dots; stalk 

 quite short, small; cavity medium; calyx closed; basin medium, 

 slightly corrugated; flesh white, half fine, i-ather firm, moderately 

 juicy, mild subacid; good or very good in quality; core medium. 

 January to March. 



Cornwall Golden" Sweet. 



This is supposed to have originated in Cornwall, Vt., with a 

 }.ir. Bartholomew^ one of the old settlers, many years since. Tree 

 very hardy, a vigorous grower, round head, somewhat spreading, an 

 abundant bearer on alternate years; a late fall and early winter ap- 

 ple, fair, uniform in size, and very valuable for culinary purposes. 



Fruit rather below medium, ovate, or roundish conical; skin 

 deep yellow, a shade of red in the sun, and a few scattering brown 

 dots; stalk short, small; cavity small, slight russet; cah'x small, 

 closed; basin medium, slightly plaited; flesh white, half fine, half 

 tender, moderately juicy, mild rich svv^ect; very good; core medium. 

 October, December. 



Dawes. 

 Dawes Porter. Dawes Nonsuch. 



The Dawes apple is an old variety, originated on the farm of 

 P'rancis II. Dawes, of Cummington, Mass., where it is much culti- 

 vated, .■md is considered by some superior to the Porter. Tree 

 lianly, a vigorous grower, making a large round head; not an early 

 bearer, i)Ut, wdien fruiting, bears profusely on alternate years. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate conical; skin light yellow, a shado 

 of light purplisli red, and sometimes a few rather obscure splashed 



