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THE apple: 111 



Tree a good thrifty j^rower, with slender brandies, upright, inclined 

 to spread with age; a good bearer nearly every year. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conical, slightly angular; skin 

 whitisii yellow, shaded, rather obscurely striped and splashed with 

 pale purplish red; stalk short, small; cavity broad, deep, sometimes 

 thin russet; calyx small, half open; basin large, very deep, nearly 

 smooth; ilesh whitish yellow, a little coarse, moderately juicy, mild 

 subacid; good to very good; core small. October, February. 



Valley. 

 Yan Horn. 



Originated with George C. Stamford, Boston, O. The tree is 

 said to be vigorous, healthy, of a roundish, rather spreading top, and 

 has borne abundant crops biennially for sixty years, of smooth fair 

 fruit, and comes early into bearing. 



Fruit rather below medium, oblate, sides sometimes unequal, a 

 little flattened at the ends; skin smooth, pale whitish yellow, occa- 

 sionally a shade of pale red, a few small brown or russet dots, and 

 sometimes a few obscure stripes and splashes on the sunny side; 

 stalk short, small; cavity rather large, deep; calyx closed; basin 

 large, corrugated; flesh whitish, half line, tender, juicy; mild sub- 

 acid; core small. December, March. 



Victoria Pippin. 



A chance seedling on the farm of John Benge, near Elkton, Cecil 

 County, Md., and being an Englishman, named it in honor of his 

 Queen. Tree a healthy, vigorous grower, making a round, rather 

 spreading head; an early and moderate bearer every year, but full 

 crops on alternate years; it is not a rich, high -flavored table apple, 

 but is highly valued in its locality for culinary purposes and for 

 market. 



Fruit medium to large, oblate to roundish oblate; skin yellow, 

 shaded, striped and splashed rather thinly over most of the surface 

 with light and dark red, and pretty thicklv sprinkled with gravish 

 and brown dots; stalk short, small; cavity rather large, sometimes 

 slight russet; calyx closed; basin broad, moderately deep, a little 

 uneven; flesh whitish yellow, rather coarse, juicy, sprightly subacid, 

 and of good quality. September, October, 



Victoria Sweet. 



This is quite. an old variety, the origin of which is itncertain, al- 

 though claimed foi; Chenango County, N. Y. ; it may have an older 

 and prior name. Tree a moderate grower, spreading, very produc- 

 tive^on alternate years; a beautiful and very good sweet apple of its 

 •eason. 



Fruit medium, oblate, regular; skin entirely covered with light 

 and dark red and crimson, sometimes obscure stripes and splashes of 

 a darker hue, and many rather conspicuous yellowish dots; stalk 

 rather small; cavity medium, regular, sometimes sliglit russet; calyx 



