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THE APPLE. 



JEFFERIS. 



From Chester Co., Pa. Tree, moderate grower, upright habit, constant 

 and abundant bearer. Fruit j roundish flattened, pale yellow, striped and 

 stained with red, becoming dark in the sun, dotted with white spots and 

 russet at stem ; stem, half inch, slender ; cavity, narrow, deep , calyx, nearly 

 closed, woolly; basin, deep, regular ; /esA. \\hite, crisp, tender, juicy; 

 best." September and October. 



JEWITT'S BEST. 



From Torybridge, Vt. Fruit, large, nearly globular, irregular, greenish, 

 shaded with deep red ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, closed : basin, 

 small; core, medium ; flesh, yellowish, juicy, rich, sub-acid ; almost "best. 

 December to February. 



JONATHAN. 



Philip Rick, 

 King Philip, 



Winesap. erroneously^ 

 Wine, u 



American: originated Kingston, N. Y. Shoots, light brown, slender, 

 diverging; when grown and fruiting, tree has a drooping and pendent 

 habit ; very productive ; needs rich, strong soil. 



Fruit, medium ; form, roundish, conical, regular ; color, light yellow 

 ground, mostly overspread, streaked, or stained with rich light red, and 

 with few minute white dots ; stem, rather long, slender ; cavity, open, wide ; 

 calyx, small, nearly closed ; basin, shallow, slightly furrowed ; flesh* yel- 

 lowish white, tender, juicy, slightly acid unless fully matured, when it is 

 sub-acid, sprightly ; core, medium ; seeds, full, abundant, dark brown. 

 December to February. 



