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almost entirely red, a little yellowish on the shady side. 

 Highly esteemed in its season. Must not be allowed to 

 hang after ripening. Sells on its appearance. January 

 to February. Early bloomer. 



du Canada. A large and handsome culinary and 

 dessert apple. Skin greenish yellow, brownish on sunny 

 side, covered with numerous brown russety dots. Highly 

 esteemed in Australia. Well adapted to dwarf culture. 

 May August. 



Hhode Island Greening". A large and widely-popular 

 American dessert apple. Tree strong, vigorous, spread- 

 ing grower ; very productive. Fruit large, roundish, 

 dark green, becoming yellow when ripe. Flesh yellow, 

 fine grained, and containing a lot of rich aromatic juice. 

 May July. 



Ribston Pippin. Needs no recommendation, well-known the 

 world over ; favourite Tasmanian variety, and good for 

 the export trade. Needs a dry and well-drained soil. 

 April till September. 



Rome Beauty An American early-winter dessert apple of 

 great excellence, held in hign esteem throughout the 

 United States, and also in Australia, where it is particu- 

 ]arly favoured by exporters. A moderate grower and 

 late bloomer. Fruit large roundish, yellow, shaded and 

 striped with bright red, and sprinkled with light dots. 

 Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, and sub-acid. April June, 

 bears very young. Late bloomer. 



Scarlet Nonpareil. An excellent English dessert apple 

 favourably known in Australia. Tree hardy, good 

 grower, but slender ; bears well. Fruit medium, round, 

 regularly formed. Skin yellow streaked, red on the 

 sunny side. Flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, sweet. 

 May July. 



Stone Pippin. An English apple, highly esteemed by Austra- 

 lian growers. Tree vigorous, hardy, foliage dense : an 

 abundant bearer. Fruit medium, oblong, green, becom- 

 ing yellow. Flesh very firm, almost -sweet. April to 

 September. 



Sturmer Pippin. A dessert apple well-known in the Austra- 

 lian export trade. Of English origin. Yellow with 

 bronze crimson cheek ; of medium size ; excellent 

 bearer. May August. 



.Syke House Russet. Fruit small and almost round ; skin 

 yellow, entirely covered with brown russet. Flesh 



