SUMMER APPLES. CLASS I. 63 



11. *RED ASTRACAN. 



The leaves are long ; these and the wood are of a purple 

 color. An eminently beautiful and very early apple, of me- 

 dium size, nearly globular, of a rich crimson color, covered 

 with fine bloom. The flesh is white, crisp, and juicy, of 

 agreeable flavor. The tree is very productive. A new 

 Russian fruit, which proves fine with us. 



12. RED QUARENDON. 



Medium-sized, globular, or flattened ; of a deep red color, 

 approaching to purple ; of a sprightly, pleasant, and peculiar 

 flavor. A foreign fine fruit. It is productive at the late 

 Governor Gore's. August to November. 



13. SAINT LAWRENCE. Corse. 



" A large, beautiful, and excellent fruit, ripening in Sep- 

 tember." It lately originated near Montreal, where the 

 fruit sells readily for from fifty to sixty cents a dozen. So 

 says Mr. Corse, who has lately forwarded the scions. 



14. SAPSON. 



SAPSONVINE. 



The fruit is of medium size ; of a bright red color, deep- 

 ly stained in its flesh, which is very juicy and pleasant. A 

 very beautiful fruit, an abundant bearer, and much es- 

 teemed. Ripe from August to October. 



15. *SOPSAVINE. 



A very early summer fruit, of medium size ; covered with 

 stripes of red on a greenish yellow ground ; a pleasant 

 and beautiful fruit, ripening the last of July. 



16. 'SUMMER QUEEN. Coxe. 



The tree grows vigorous ; its branches incline downward ; 

 a great and constant bearer. The fruit is one of the most 

 beautiful known, and of the finest quality for the dessert, or 

 for cooking. It is large, contracted at the crown, fine yel- 

 low in the shade, striped with red ; fine deep red next the 

 sun ; the flesh is yellow, rich, sweet, perfumed. It ripens 

 in August. 



17. SUMMER ROSE. 



A medium-sized, beautiful fruit, of a round or flattened 

 form ; of a bright, shining yellow color, streaked or marbled 

 with red ; the flesh juicy, sweet, and excellent, either for 

 the dessert or for cooking. Early in August. 



18. 'WILLIAMS APPLE. 



A beautiful fruit, of medium size and oblong form ; its 



