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Red Astrachan (Anqlesea Pippin}. A well-known, popular, aud useful 

 Swedish variety, with roundish-conical fruit, somewhat angular. Skin 

 almost entirely overspread with deep bright-red, and covered with a white 

 bloom. Flesh white, crisp, moderately juicy, sub-acid, and well flavoured. 

 Ripens early, is an excellent dessert Apple, and a serviceable market 

 variety. The fruit however will only keep a short time, and must be 

 gathered before it is dead ripe, or otherwise it becomes too mealy. Tree 

 hardy, vigorous, very prolific, and an early bearer. 



Red Inqestrie. An old and excellent English variety, with rather small 



roundish-oblong fruit. Skin deep-yellow, with a heavy-red cheek and 



.speckled. Flesh pale-yellow, firm, very juicy, with a rich flavour. 



Ripens late, will keep three or four months, and is a first class dessert 



Apple. Tree moderately vigorous and generally bears freely. 



Redstreak (Herefordshire Redstrtak, Scuddamore's Crab}. A first-class 

 old English cider Apple, with medium-sized roundish fruit. Skin deep- 

 yellow, streaked all over with red. Flesh yellowish, firm and sub-acid. 

 Ripens medium late, may be kept for a few weeks; is a good culinary 

 Apple, and one of the best kinds that can be grown for cider. Tree very 

 robust, hardy, and a great bearer. 



Reinette du Canada. 



