92 THE APPLE. 



f 

 first supposed to be the Western Beauty, or Big Rambo, but it has 

 proved to be distinct, being of better quality, brighter in color, and 

 earlier in ripening. 



Fruit large, oblate to round oblate; skin whitish, striped, splashed 

 and mottled with light and dark rich red over nearly the whole sur- 

 face, and moderately sprinkled with liglit dots; stalk short, moder- 

 ately stout; cavity large, sometimes with slight russet; calvx closed 

 or nearly so; basin large, deep, nearly smooth; flesh white, half fine, 

 tender, juicy, mild subacid, refreshing; quality very good; core 

 small. Season all the month of September, 



KiRKLAND. 



An old variety, but little disseminated out of its locality; it 

 orio-inated on the Ivirkland farm, and was named after Dominic 

 Kirkland, a missionary to the Oneida Indians. Tree hardy, a vigor- 

 ous grower, with a round, rather spreading head; an early and good 

 bearer annually, but more abundantly on alternate years; fruit not 

 Ol the best quality, but valuable for its hardiness, productiveness, 

 late keeping, market and culinary uses. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish, inclining to oblong, angular, 

 or almost ribbed; skin smooth, bright straw color, a shade of pale 

 red where exposed to the sun, and a few small brownish dots; 

 stalk short, small; cavity medium, a little uneven; calyx closed; 

 basin medium, somewhat furrowed or angled; flesh whitish yellow, 

 'lialf fine, crisp, half tender, juicy, with a brisk subacid flavor; core 

 large, January to May. 



KxAPp's Harvey. 



Originated on the farm of Capt. Rufus Knapp, Sutton, !Mass. 

 Tree vigorous, spreading, inclining to droop; a good bearer annually. 



Fruit large to very large, oblate to round oblate, very slightly 

 conical; skin pale yellow, or light straw color, a shade of pale red 

 iu the sun, and many g-rayish dots; stalk short, moderately stout; 

 cavity large, deep, often five angled, and a little greenish.; calyx 

 open; basin medium, slightly plaited; flesh whitish yeliow, rather 

 coarse, moderately juicy, pleasant, mild subacid, slightly aromatic, 

 and of good c|uality; core medium, or rather large. September, 

 October. 



Laxkford. 

 Vickers. 



A chance seedling on the land of Thomas J. Vickers, Lankford, 

 Md., and is much valued in that locality for its vigor, hardines.'^, 

 productiveness, good quality, and adaptedness to that latitude. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, with rather slender, firm branches, forming 

 a round head, and bearing good crops annually. 



Fruit medium, oblate to roundish oblate, sides sometimes un- 

 equal, or a little oblique, often flattened at the ends; skin nale 

 green, shaded with pale and dark red over half or more of its sur- 

 face, and moderately sprinkled with large light and grayish dots — 



