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long, with a fleshy protuberance at insertion ; cavity shallow ; basin 

 narrow, slightly plaited; flesh tender, juicy, mild sub-acid, good 

 flavor. Keeps through winter. A New Jersey fruit which suc- 

 ceeds well throughout the Ohio Valley and Middle States. 

 Hardy far West. 



Romna. Medium, oblate; greenish yellow, dull red blush; cavity 

 deep, basin wide, shallow, flesh firm, mild sub-acid, juicy, good. 

 Winter. Fig. 465. 



Rosenhager. Medium, round ; partly yellow, nearly covered with 

 bright red; cavity medium, deep, stem medium, basin shallow; 

 flesh white, mild sub-acid. Late winter. Fig. 460. Russian. 



Roxbury Russet.* (Boston Russet, Putnam Russet of Ohio.) Me- 

 dium or large, roundish-oblate, remotely conical ; partly or wholly 

 covered with rather rough russet on greenish yellow ground, some- 

 times a dull brown cheek ; stalk one-half to an inch long, cavity 

 acute; basin round, moderate; flesh greenish white, rather granu- 

 lar, slightly crisp, with a good sub-acid flavor. Keeps late in 

 spring. Large specimens become conical, with short thick stalks ; 

 small specimens are more flat, and with longer and more slender 

 stalks. Growth spreading, shoots downy. Although not of the 

 highest flavor, its productiveness, uniformly fair fruit, and long 

 keeping, render this variety one of the most profitable for orchard 

 culture. It succeeds well throughout the Northern States, but par- 

 tially fails in a few localities at the West. Fig. 431. Mass. 



Sandy Glass. Large, regular, oblate ; green ; cavity acute ; basin 

 very wide ; shallow, regular ; stem short ; flesh yellow, firm, sub- 

 acid ; quality very good, and best for culinary use. Season,, 

 winter. Fig. 421. Russian. 



Streintown. Medium, ovoid conical; greenish, blush on side ; flesh 

 white. A good cooking apple. Winter. Pennsylvania. 



Swaar.* Rather large, roundish, slightly flattened at the ends, 

 often considerably oblate, sides regularly rounded, crown as wide 

 as base ; color greenish yellow, becoming a rich yellow, sometimes 

 faintly russeted, and a small blush near the be.se, when much ex- 

 posed to the sun ; stalk rather slender, three-fourths of an inch 

 long; cavity round, moderate, or often small; basin small, even; 

 flesh yellowish, fine-grained, compact, tender, with a very rich, 

 mild, aromatic, agreeable, slightly sub-acid flavor. Esteemed by 

 some as the finest winter table apple. Ripens through winter and 

 keeps into spring. Shoots ascending, buds large, leaves coarsely 

 rounded serrate. Fruit apt to be scabby on old overloaded trees. 

 Not successful in all localities. Fig. 480. New York. 



Tewksbury Blush. (Tewksbury Winter Blush.) Small, round 

 oblate ; yellow with a red cheek ; flesh yellow, juicy, with a good 

 flavor. Keeps till midsummer. Very productive. New Jersey. 



Virginia Greening. Large, oblate ; skin yellowish, with large brown 

 dots; stalk and cavity large ; calyx open, basin large, abrupt ; flesh 

 yellow, coarse, with a rather pleasant sub-acid flavor. A good 

 keeper. Southern. 



