146 AUTUMN APPLES, 



Pumpkin Russet. (Syn. Sweet Russet.) Large, round, 

 slightly flattened, yellowish green, partly russeted ; cavity 

 wide, shallow ; basin small ; flavor rich and sweet. 

 Through autumn. Distinct from the Sweet Russet cul- 

 tivated through western New-York, which is a more 

 conical fruit. 



SUMMER. SWEET PARADISE. Large, roundish, sometimes 

 remotely oblong, and slightly flattened at the ends, regu- 

 lar, pale green; stalk rather thick, three-quarters of an 

 inch long; basin large, distinct; flesh, tender, sweet, rich, 

 aromatic, of first rate flavor. Ripens first of autumn. 

 Shoots spreading, leaves sharply serrate. Origin, Penn. 



This is totally distinct from the Dwarf Paradise, used for 

 stocks, which bears a small, third rate, sweet, .summer 

 fruit. Fig. 154. 



Tifft Sweeting. Medium in size, flat, greenish yellow, 

 with russet network, and a warm, light brown cheek; 

 stalk one inch long, cavity wide, obtuse ; flesh yellowish, 

 rich, sweet, fine in flavor. First rate, but a light bearer. 

 New England. 



CLASS II. WITH MORE OR LESS ACIDITY. 

 Section I. Striped with red. 



Alexander. Very large, conical, flattened at base, regular ; 

 streaked with bright red on greenish yellow ; stalk small, 

 cavity rather deep ; calyx large, basin deep, even ; flesh 

 rather crisp, sub-acid, second or third rate in flavor. A 

 moderate bearer. Late autumn. Very showy, its only 

 recommendation. Russian. 



J3eauty of Kent. Very large, roundish, somewhat flattish- 

 conical, fair, smooth, and rather obtuse; nearly the whole 

 surface striped with rich purplish red ; stalk three-fourths 

 to an inch and a half long, slender, cavity acuminate ; 

 calyx small, basin deep, narrow ; flesh tender, slightly 

 sub-acid, third rate in flavor. One of the most beautiful 

 and magnificent in appearance of all apples. Late 



