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surface pale greenish yellow, more or less covered with bronze russet, 

 sometimes wholly russeted; cavity narrow, medium, regular; stem 

 medium; basin smooth, medium, regular; calyx small, closed. Flesh 

 yellowish white, firm, crisp, mild subacid, aromatic, fair to good. 

 February to July and may be kept through the summer. 



English Russet. 



Esopus Spitzenburg Origin Esopus, on the Hudson River, New 

 York. Fruit considered equal to the Newtown Pippin in quality and 

 unsurpassed as a dessert fruit by any other variety. 



Fruit large, regular, oblong, slightly tapering, truncated; surface 

 smooth, almost wholly covered with clear bright nearly solid red, 

 on shaded side yellow, tinged and streaked with red; dots distinct, 

 numerous, small, gray; cavity wavy, deep, wide, light brown; stem 

 medium, slender; basin shallow, smooth or slightly furrowed; calyx 

 small, closed; segments divergent. Core open; cells ovate, slit; 

 tube conical; stamens median; seeds large, light colored, flat; flesh 

 yellow, crisp, firm, juicy, rich, delicious, brisk, spicy subacid, best. 

 November to February. 



Estaline. Originated from seed of Oldenburg about 1878 by 

 O. F. Brand, Faribault, Minn.; tree an early and abundant bearer. 



Fruit medium or below, irregular, somewhat angular, roundish, 



