62 THE APPLE. 



AUTUMN STRAWBERRY. 

 Late Strawberry, - | Strawberry, 



American : originated Western New York. Size, medium, or rather 

 below ; form, roundish ; co/or, light and dark red, streaked, and, in the sun, 

 the dark red prevailing, and with a bloom like a plum; stem, slender, 

 medium length ; cavity, open, regular ; calyx, small, nearly closed ; basin, 

 shallow, slightly ribbed ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy, sub-acid ; 

 core, medium ; seeds, large, full. October. 



AUTUMN BOUGH. 



Philadelphia Sweet, I Autumn Sweet Bough, I Autumn Swaar, 

 Late Bough, | Summer Bellflower, | Fall Bough. 



American. Tree, vigorous, productive ; size, medium, or above : form, 

 obtuse conical ; color, clear light yellow, with occasionally a russet blotch, 

 and a few small russet dots ; stem, slender, curved to one side ; cavity, 

 deep, regular; calyx, closed with long segments; basin, ribbed or fur- 

 rowed; flesh, white, crisp, tender, deliciously sweet; core, small; seed 

 cavity, hollow ; seed, plump, full. September. 



AUTUMN SEEK-NO-FURTHER. 



American. Fruit, medium, roundish, pale green, faintly striped with red 

 in sun ; stem, slender ; cavity, narrow, deep ; calyx, open, erect segments 

 basin, round, medium depth ; core, medium ; flesh, white, juicy, tender, 

 sprightly, sub-acid ; " very good." October. 



AUTUMNAL SWAAR. 



Grown at the West. Fruit, large, roundish conic ; skin, yellow, sprinkled 

 with star-shaped dots; stalk, rather short; cavity, broad, deep, slightly 

 russetted ; calyx, small and closed ; basin, deep, abrupt, and corrugated ; 

 flesh, yellow, juicy, tender, with a pleasant, rich, mild, sub-acid flavor. 

 September. (Downing.) 



AUTUMNAL SWEET SWAAR. 

 Sweet Swaar, | Sweet Golden Pippin. 



Tree, spreading ; shoots, vigorous, diverging ; fruit, large, round, flat- 

 tened, slightly ribbed, rich golden yellow ; stem, long ; cavity, open, shallow: 



