THE APPLE. 155 



Pryor Red. Origin unknown; popular in Indiana, Kentucky, and 

 Virginia; tree upright, spreading, of moderate vigor, a late and often a 

 shy bearer; doing best on deep rich soil and in southern climates or 

 warm seasons. 



Pryor Red. 



Fruit medium or above; form roundish, somewhat oblate, in- 

 clined, variable, somewhat ribbed; surface greenish yellow, mostly 

 covered with dull red, with obscure dark crimson stripes and splashes, 

 slightly russeted, sometimes mostly covered with russet; dots numer- 

 ous, greenish gray; cavity small, narrow, acute, with radiate russet, 

 sometimes extending far out over base; stem short and thick, some- 

 times long; basin narrow, small; calyx closed; flesh yellowish, very 

 tender and rich, juicy, mild pleasant subacid, very good. January 

 to March. 



Pumpkin Sweet (Pound Sweet). Origin, the orchard of S. Lyman, 

 Manchester, Connecticut; tree vigorous, upright, spreading, drooping, 

 productive. 



Fruit very large, roundish, obscurely ribbed and angular, some- 

 times unequal, truncated; surface yellowish green, overlaid with 

 whitish and some russet net-veining; dots distinct, white, minute, 

 a few large russet dots; cavity regular, deep, somewhat acuminate, 



