302 APPLES. 



fourths of an inch long, slender, cavity acute ; calyx large, open ; 

 basin very shallow; flesh yellowish white, exceedingly tender, 

 and fine-grained; flavor mild, sub-acid, fine. A poor grower, 

 but a first-rate dessert fruit. Late summer. Origin, Sudbury, 

 Mass. 



Hocking. (Townsend.) Rather large; striped red on yellow ; cav 

 ity wide ; basin shallow, slightly ribbed ; flesh fine-grained, 

 tender, mild sub-acid. August. An upright, vigorous, produo 

 tive tree. Valued at the West. Pennsylvania. 



Julian. (Julin.) Fruit medium, roundish, conical ; calyx small in 

 a narrow basin, stem short in a moderate cavity; striped with 

 fine red on yellowish white; flesh white, tender, and fine 

 flavored. One of the finest summer apples at the South, where it 

 ripens at midsummer. 



FlO. 361. Early Strawberry. Fio. 364. Benoni. 



Klaproth. Size medium, oblate ; streaked and stained with red on 

 greenish yellow; stalk short, cavity deep; basin wide, even; 

 flesh white, crisp, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. Tree a strong 

 grower and great bearer. Fruit bears carriage well. A good 

 market sort. Lancaster County, Pa. August to October. 



Raspberry. (Red Cheek.) Small, oblong truncated; yellow, cov- 

 ered rosy red; cavity narrow; basin wide, almost flat; flesh white 

 stained with red; sub-acid, juicy, sprightly, best. Resembles 

 Red June. Tree hardy and healthy. Russian. Fig. 394. 



Sops of Wine.* Medium size, round-ovate, dark red . stalk long, 

 slender; flesh white, often stained red, moderately juicy, sub- 

 acid, of good flavor. Valuable for its free gro\vth and fair fruit. 

 Late summer. The Sapson is smaller, firmer in flesh, and less 

 valuable. Fig. 392. 



