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THE APPLE. 

 CORNISH AROMATIC. 



Foreign. Requires rich, warm, sandy soil. Size, medium ; form, 

 roundish, regular, sometimes a little conical; color, yellow ground, 

 mostly overspread with rich red, dotted with yellow russet spots ; 

 stem, long, slender ; cavity, regular, open, rather deep ; calyx, small ; 

 basin, abrupt, furrowed ; flesh, yellow, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, of flavor 

 closely allied to Esopus Spitzenburg ; core, open. hollo\v, regular 

 form ; seeds, large. Season, November to February. 



DANVERS WINTER SWEET. 



Epse s Sweet. 



American. Tree, vigorous, spreading, shoots yellowish, very pro 

 ductive ; valuable winter fruit for baking or stock. 



Size, medium ; form, roundish, oblong ; color, dull yellow, with 

 orange blush, and small russet specks ; stem, slender, inclining to 

 one side ; calyx, small, woolly ; basin, shallow, rather narrow ; flesh, 

 yellow, firm, sweet ; core, large, open ; seeds, ovate, pointed, dark 

 rich brown. Season, December to April. 



DUTCH MIGNONNE. 



The Dutch Mignonne Darling, or Favorite, is from Holland, 

 and a fruit which has proved valuable wherever grown. Tree, with 



