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quality. Ripens at the end of summer." Tree a poor 

 bearer till large. Conn. 



Mank's Codlin. Size medium ; roundish, oblong-ovate ; 

 pale yellow, with an orange blush ; stalk fleshy ; basin 

 shallow, plaited ; flesh firm, brisk, sub-acid. Culinary. 

 English. 



Oslin. Rather small, roundish-oblate, lemon yellow min- 

 gled with some green ; stalk short, thick, cavity rather 

 shallow ; basin shallow, a little plaited ; flesh fine, crisp ; 

 flavor spicy, good, hardly first-rate. 



RED ASTRACHAN. Rather large, sometimes quite large, 

 roundish-oblate, slightly approaching conical, rather 

 smooth ; nearly whole surface brilliant deep crimson, 

 with a thick bloom like a plum ; stalk one-half to three- 

 fourths of an inch long ; calyx in a small slightly uneven 

 basin; flesh white, rather crisp; good, rather acid, very 

 slightly austere. A few days after Early Harvest. Ex- 

 cellent for cooking. Shoots stout, dark brown, diverg- 

 ing and ascending; leaves broad. This apple, although 

 of second-rate flavor, is rendered by its earliness and very 

 handsome and fair appearance, by the vigor and pro- 

 ductiveness of the tree, and its excellent culinary quali- 

 ties, worthy of general cultivation. 



SINE QUA NON. Size medium ; roundish? inclining to co- 

 nical ; smooth, pale greenish yellow, shaded with reddish 

 brown to the sun ; stalk quite slender, nearly an inch 

 long ; basin smooth or very slightly plaited ; flesh green- 

 ish white, fine grained, delicate, very tender, moderately 

 juicy, of a fine, agreeable, sub-acid flavor. Shoots green- 

 ish yellow, growth slow ; fruit always fair, tree very pro- 

 ductive. Ripens two weeks after Early Harvest. Origin, 

 Long Island. 



SUMMER BELLFLOWER. Rather above medium, round-ovate, 

 slightly oblong and conical, yellow, with sometimes a 

 faint orange blush, stalk an inch long-, cavity shallow ; 

 basin small, smooth, slightly five-sided ; flesh white, fine- 

 grained, tender, rich, sub-acid, fine. Shoots vigorous, 

 upright; bears well every year. Origin, Dutchess county, 

 N. Y. New. 



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