340 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



Sops Of Wine (HOMINY, etc.). Origin foreign. Me- 

 dium, roundish ; yellow and red, splashed and shaded with 

 deep red ; flesh white, often stained, not very juicy, pleas- 

 ant sub-acid. Early Autumn. 



Washington Strawberry. Origin New York. Large, 

 roundish, conical ; yellow, shaded, splashed, and mottled 

 with rich red;*flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, juicy, brisk 

 sub-acid. Early to mid Autumn. Tree vigorous, upright, 

 spreading, an early and abundant bearer. A fine market 

 sort. 



CLASS III. WINTER APPLES. 



American Golden Rnsset (BULLOCK'S PIPPIN, LITTLE 

 PEARMAIN, etc.). Below medium size, roundish, ovate ; 

 dull yellow, marbled with thin russet ; flesh yellowish, 

 very tender, juicy, rich, spicy. Early to mid Winter. 

 Tree a moderate upright grower and good bearer ; valued 

 for table or market, for West and South. 



American Golden Pippin (GOLDEN PIPPIN OF WEST- 

 CHESTER COUNTY). Medium to large, roundish, slightly 

 flattened ; yellow, with a brownish blush in sun ; flesh yel- 

 lowish, juicy, aromatic sub-acid. Early Winter. Tree a 

 strong grower, making a spreading head ; not an early, 

 but abundant bearer. 



Baldwin (STEELE'S RED WINTER, etc.). Origin Mas- 

 sachusetts. Large, roundish, narrowing to the eye ; yel- 

 low ground, nearly covered with rich, bright red ; flesh 

 yellowish Avhite, crisp, juicy, pleasant sub-acid. Early to 

 late Winter. Tree very vigorous, upright, spreading, an 

 early and abundant bearer. In many sections of New 

 England, New York, Ontario, and Michigan this is one 

 of the most popular and profitable sorts for either table 

 or market. In the South and South-west it matures with 

 the late autumn varieties. 



