APPLES. 335 



William's Favorite (WILLIAM'S RED, etc.). Origin 

 Massachusetts. Medium, roundish oblong ; light and dark 

 red ; flesh yellowish white, mild sub-acid. Middle to 

 late Summer. Tree a moderately vigorous upright grow- 

 er, good bearer ; a beautiful and popular market sort. 



CLASS II. AUTUMN APPLES. 



Alexander. Origin Russian. Large or very large, 

 conical ; yellow, mostly shaded with red, light bloom ; 

 flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy, pleasant sub-acid. 

 Middle to late Autumn. A superb fruit. Tree a vigor- 

 ous spreading grower, and when grown as a dwarf, pro- 

 ducing fruit of the largest size and greatest beauty. 



Autumn Sweet Bough (FALL BOUGH, etc.). Origin 

 Pennsylvania. Medium, conical ; pale yellow ; flesh white, 

 very tender, sweet, vinous. Early Autumn. Tree vig- 

 orous, upright, productive; a highly, esteemed dessert 

 variety. 



Autumn Swaar (SWEET SWAAE, etc.). Origin New 

 York. Medium or above, roundish oblate ; yellow, with 

 blush in sun ; flesh yellowish, tender, moderately juicy, 

 rich, sweet. Early Autumn. Tree vigorous, spreading, 

 productive ; highly esteemed for orchard and garden. 



Beauty of Kent. A well-known popular English vari- 

 ety. Large to very large, roundish ; greenish yellow, with 

 broken stripes of red ; stem short, calyx small; flesh juicy, 

 crisp, tender, sub-acid. Late Autumn and early Winter. 

 Tree very vigorous, upright, and moderately productive ; 

 a showy fruit, and highly valued for cooking. 



Campfield (NEWARK SWEETING). Origin New Jersey. 

 Medium, roundish oblate ; greenish yellow, with shades and 

 stripes of red ; flesh white, dry, firm, rich, sweet. Late 

 Autumn, but will often keep until Spring. Tree a mod- 

 erate, healthy grower, spreading, very productive ; this is 



