AUTUMN APPLES. 149 



quite small, slightly wrinkled ; flesh very white,* juicy, 

 sub-acid, a little spicy, pleasant, but not very rich. Late 

 autumn. Shoots dark, diverging, somewhat flexuous. 



Gloucester Cheese. Large ; bright red, with some indistinct 

 stripes ; flesh white, crisp, flavor high. Growth strong. 

 A native of Virginia, where it is one of the best early 

 autumn apples, beginning to ripen by the end of summer. 



GRAVENSTEIN. Rather large, roundish, slightly oblate, 

 obtusely and obscurely ribbed, surface a little wavy ; 

 striped and splashed with bright red on a yellow ground ; 

 stalk three quarters of an inch long, cavity rather deep ; 

 calyx large ; basin deep, narrow; flesh tender, juicy, very 

 rich, sub-acid or rather acid, high flavored. Mid-autumn. 

 Productive, handsome, and excellent. Fine in all lo- 

 calities. Shoots strong, becoming smooth, and shining, 

 ascending. German. 



Hunter. Size, medium ; roundish-oblate, slightly conical ; 

 striped with various shades of red, sometimes slightly 

 russeted, with minute prominences under a smooth skin; 

 stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender, cavity narrow, 

 deep ; calyx small, basin rather deep ; flesh white, with 

 sometimes faint pink streaks, crisp, tender, juicy, flavor 

 excellent. Mid-autumn. Origin, Newtown, Delaware 

 Co., Pa. New. 



Jeffries. Medium or rather large ; round-oblate ; yellow, 

 red, and deep red, striped ; stalk very short, slender ; 

 cavity and basin, deep ; flesh yellowish white, remarkably 

 tender and juicy; flavor very pleasant. Ripens first of 

 autumn. Origin, West-Chester, Pa. New. 



Jewett's Red. (Syn. Jewett's Fine Red.) Medium or rather 

 large, roundish, slightly oblate, striped red on yellow 

 or slightly greenish yellow ground, with conspicuous 

 white dots ; stem nearly an inch long, cavity acuminate ; 

 basin rather shallow ; flesh remarkably tender, fine 

 grained, mild sub-acid, slightly aromatic ; nearly first 

 rate. Mid-autumn. Cultivated in the northern parts of 

 New England. 



* Whence the name Pomme de K"eige, or <: Snow Apple." 



