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Moore's Sweet (RED SWEET PIPPIN, etc.). Medium, 

 roundish, flattened ; dark, dull red ; flesh yellowish, pleas- 

 ant, rich, sweet. Early to late Winter. Tree moderately 

 vigorous, hardy, very productive. A profitable orchard 

 sort for market, cooking, or stock-feeding. 



Mother. Origin Massachusetts. Medium, roundish, 

 slightly conical ; yellow, nearly covered, splashed, and 

 marbled with rich shades of red ; flesh yellowish, tender, 

 juicy, rich, aromatic sub-acid. Early Winter. Tree 

 moderately vigorous, upright, productive ; a valuable 

 dessert apple. 



Munson Sweet (OKANGE SWEET, etc.). Origin prob- 

 ably Massachusetts. Medium, flat ; yellow, with some- 

 times a blush ; flesh yellowish, juicy, sweet. Autumn and 

 early Winter. Tree a vigorous, spreading grower, and 

 a good bearer. 



Newtown Pippin (GEEEN NEWTOWN PIPPIN). Origin 

 Long Island. Medium size, roundish, obscurely ribbed ; 

 olive green, brownish on sunny side ; flesh greenish white, 

 very juicy, crisp, with delicious aromatic flavor. Late 

 Winter. Tree a slender, slow grower, on rich soils makes 

 a medium-sized round head, productive. Both this and 

 the Yellow Newtown Pippin require rich soil and good 

 care, and with these are profitable only in particular lo- 

 calities. There is so little difference between the two that 

 many regard them as identical. 



Newtown Spitzenblirgh ( VANDEEVEEE OF NEW YOEK). 

 Medium size, oblate v roundish ; yellow, shaded and 

 striped with red, light bloom ; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, 

 rich, sprightly vinous. Early Winter. Tree moderately 

 vigorous, spreading, very productive ; succeeds in nearly 

 all soils, and valuable for table or market. It has ten or 

 more synonyms, and is generally and popularly known in 

 all New York as Vandervere of New York. The name of 



