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APPLES. 



Sweet Pearmain. (Henrick Sweet.) Medium size, roundish ol 

 ovate-conical ; dark rich red, with rough dots ; stalk an inc^ 

 long, slender, cavity wide, round ; calyx woolly, basin very small ; 

 flavor sweet and rich. Through winter. Introduced from England 

 before the Revolution. Much valued in central Ohio and farther 

 West. 



Sweet Romanite. (Sweet Nonsuch, of Illinois.) Size medium, 

 roundish oblate, regular ; striped and shaded with bright red on 

 greenish yellow; stalk short; calyx large, open ; basin shallow, 

 furrowed; flesh greenish yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, sweet. Keeps 

 through winter. Fig. 405. Valuable at the West. 



FIG. 403. 

 Ladies' Sweeting. 



FIG. 404. 

 Bailey's Sweet. 



FIG. 405- 

 Sweet Romanite. 



Sweet Vandevere. (Sweet Redstreak, Sweet Harvey.) Size mei 

 dium, oblong, slightly conical ; shaded and striped dull red on 

 greenish yellow; stalk small, cavity large, irregular; basin wide; 

 flesh tender, juicy, with a rich aromatic flavor. Growth crooked, 

 a profuse bearer. Through winter. 



Wing Sweet. Medium, roundish, slightly oblong, ribbed; color 

 bright red in small stripes and shades on yellow skin ; stalk slen- 

 der, basin and apex very sharply ribbed ; flesh whitish yellow, 

 sweet, good. A good bearer, and when well grown on strong soil, 

 a handsome and fine sweet winter apple. 



Section 11. Not Striped. 



Broadwell.* 



skin 



Rather large, slightly conical, somewhat oblate ; 

 thin, smooth, greenish yellow; stalk short, small, deep set; 

 flesh white, tender, sweet, juicy, fine and one of the best winter 

 sweet apples. Keeps through winter late into spring. Ohio. 

 Fig. 369. 



Camak Sweet. Size medium, roundish-conical ; light green with a 

 warm cheek ; stem short or long, cavity narrow ; calyx open, 

 basin deep ; flesh firm, sweet, very good. North Carolina. 



