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low, streaked with light and dark red ; stem, long, slender ; cavity, deep, 

 wide ; calyx, prominent ; basin, deep ; core, small ; seeds, light brown ; 

 flesh, white, tender, brisk, sub-acid. April and May. (A. H. Ernst, 

 Ms.) 



CLYDE BEAUTY. 



Mackie s Clyde Beauty. 



From Clyde, N. Y. Productive. Fruit, large, roundish conical, 

 slightly ribbed.; pale, greenish yellow, striped and mottled with light red, 

 deep crimson in the sun ; stem, short, slender ; cavity, deep ; calyx, 

 closed ; basin, furrowed ; flesh, white, fine grained, juicy, sub-acid ; &quot; best.&quot; 

 October to December. Deserves more attention. 



COLE. 



Scarlet Perfume. 



Foreign. Tree, slender growth, irregular, diverging or spreading, 

 hardy, an early bearer of a pleasant sprightly fruit. Fruit, medium, 

 roundish, little conical, bright red ; stem, long, slender ; calyx, medium, 

 partly closed ; flesh, white, juicy ; &quot; very good.&quot; August. 



COOPER. 



Beauty Red, | Lady Washington, 

 Seek-no-further, of some erroneously. 



An Eastern variety, recovered at West, where it was brought in 

 1796 ; its identity with any variety now known East, is not established ; 

 hence we must continue under its present name. Growth, upright, 

 stout; branches at right angles; wood, reddish, &quot;subject to canker;&quot; a 

 good bearer, maturing its fruit nearly all at the same time. Succeeds best 

 on rich limestone clay. 



Fruit, large, often very large ; roundish flattened, greenish yellow with 

 stripes and blotches of pale red ; calyx, closed ; basin, deep ; stem, slender, 

 short ; cavity, deep ; flesh, yellowish, not fine grained, crisp, juicy ; 

 &quot; very good.&quot; September, but often keeps to November. 



COOPER S EARLY WHITE. 



Grown in Illinois and Wisconsin, where it is regarded as productive 

 and profitable. Fruit, medium ; roundish, little flattened ; pale yellow, with 

 faint blush, greenish tinge at stem ; stem, short ; cavity, narrow, deep ; 

 calyx, closed ; basin, deep, abrupt, slightly furrowed ; flesh, white, crisp, 

 sprightly. September and October. 



COCKLIN S FAVORITE. 



Small, roundish, truncated apple, native of Allen Township, Cumber 

 land Co. ; quality, &amp;lt;; very good.&quot; (W. D. B.) 



CHIEF GOOD. 



Summum Bonum. 



From Kentucky, near Louisville. Fruit, medium to large, roundish, 



