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CLASS II. WITH MORE OR LESS ACIDITY. 

 Seftion I. Striped with red. 



Alexander. Very large, conical, flattened at base, regular ; streaked 

 with bright red on greenish yellow ; stalk small, cavity rather 

 deep ; calyx large, basin deep, even ; flesh rather crisp, sub-acid ; 

 a coarse sort, only for cooking. A moderate or poor bearer. 

 Late autumn. Very showy, its only recommendation. Russian. 



Beauty of Kent. Very large, roundish, somewhat flattish-conical, 

 fair, smooth, and rather obtuse ; nearly the whole surface striped 

 with rich purplish red ; stalk three-fourths to an inch and a half 

 long, slender, cavity acuminate ; calyx small, basin deep, narrow ; 

 flesh tender, slightly sub-acid, of rather poor flavor. One of the 

 most beautiful and magnificent in appearance of all apples, but of 

 little or no value, except for cooking. Late autumn. Growth 

 strong and upright, shoots dark. English. 



Bonum. Large, oblate, red ; basin and cavity shallow ; stem medial 

 length ; flesh yellow, sub-acid, rich, delicious. An early and 

 abundant bearer. North Carolina. 



BUCKINGHAM. (Bachelor, Equinetely, Fall Queen of Kentucky, 

 Kentucky Queen.) Medium to large, oblate, inclining to conic, 

 striped, shaded and splashed with crimson on greenish yellow, 

 with many light brown dots ; cavity large, stalk short ; basin 

 wide and deep, somewhat furrowed; flesh yellowish, tender, 

 breaking, mild sub-acid, very good in quality. Late autumn 

 and early winter. A popular and profitable sort in the south- 

 western States. Tree hardy and healthy, and moderately pro- 

 ductive, forming a round-headed top. 



Carnation. W. N. White, of Ga., gives the following description of 

 this apple : Medium size ; a delicious, sub-acid apple, fully first 

 rate ; dark red, splashed with russet ; flesh white, brittle, and 

 very juicy ; both stalk and calyx are sunk in deep depressions ; 

 no autumn apple is superior. Ripe Aug. loth. 



Clyde Beauty. Large, roundish-conical, slightly ribbed, striped and 

 mottled red on greenish yellow; stem short, slender, deep set, 

 basin furrowed ; flesh white, fine grained, sub-acid. Late autumn. 

 Wayne co., N. Y. 



Chenango Strawberry. (Frank, Buckley, Jackson, Sherwood's Favo- 

 rite, Strawberry.) Rather large, oblong-conic, angular ; striped and 

 splashed with light crimson on whitish yellow ground ; cavity nar- 

 row and deep ; basin narrow ; flesh white, very tender, with a 

 pleasant, mild, sub-acid flavor. Sept., Oct. Growth upright, 

 vigorous, shoots light colored. Origin, Chenango co., N. Y. 



Cooper. Rather large, round oblate, sides unequal, greenish yellow 



