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DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FRUIT TREES. 



APPLES. 



Ben Davis. A popular and widely-distributed apple in America, 

 especially through South and South-west. Tree hardy, 

 free grower, abundant bearer, and late bloomer ; fruit 

 often of not the best quality, but excellent keeper ; 

 medium to large, skin yellowish, splashed red ; flesh 

 white, tender, moderately juicy, June to August. 



Blenheim Orange Pippin. An old and well-known apple of 

 English origin, suited for cooking and dessert. Large, 

 yellowish, becoming deep orange, stained and streaked 

 with red on the sunny side. Good shipper. April and 

 later. Late Bloomer. 



Cellini. An early cooking apple of English origin. Medium 

 to large size, deep yellow, streaked or mottled red ; flesh 

 white, juicy, tender, fresh and pleasant. Free grower 

 and excellent bearer. March. 



COX Orange Pippin An English dessert apple of the first 

 quality, size medium, yellowish, shaded and streaked 

 with red, entirely the latter colour on the side exposed 

 to the sun. A free bearer. March and later. 



Duchess of Oldenburg. Fruit large, round, skin smooth, 

 greenish yellow on the shaded side, streaked with fine 

 bright red side next sun ; covered all over with russety 

 dots. Flesh yellowish white : firm, crisp and very 

 juicy ; pleasant, brisk and refreshing flavour. Excellent 

 early culinary or dessert apple of first quality. Ripens 

 early summer, and continues in use a month or more. 

 Free dwarfish, but hardy, and an excellent bearer. Early 

 bloomer. 



Early Harvest. One of the few American apples highly 

 approved of in England. Medium to large, pale yellow. 

 Tree moderate grower, free early bearer. Flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, crisp. An early dessert apple of great 

 excellence. January and February. 



Emperor Alexander. A cooking apple, showy, and of the 

 largest size. Skin greenish yellow streaked with red on 

 the shady, and orange streaked with red on the sunny 

 side. Flesh white, juicy, tender and slightly aromatic. 

 Strong and vigorous grower and good bearer. March to 

 May. 



