MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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Boston Kusset, 

 Marietta Kusset, 



ROXBURY RUSSET. 



I Putnam Kusset, 

 Belpre Kusset, 



Sylvan Basset. 



American. Origin uncertain, either Connecticut or Massachusetts. It 

 was introduced to the Ohio Valley, in 1796 or ; 97, by Israel Putnam, and 

 from thence distributed throughout the Southwest. It is a thick-skinned 

 fruit, generally a good keeper, but hardly above second rate in quality ; 

 grown on rich prairie soils, it is sometimes liable to " bark burst " near the 

 ground, but elsewhere perfectly hardy, and very productive. Spreading 

 growth, with rather downy shoots } young trees often crooked. Unreliable, 

 West or South. 



Fruit, medium to large ; form, roundish flattened, and often angular ; 

 color, dull green, overspread with brownish yellow russet, occasionally a 

 faint blush on the sunny side ; stem, slender ; cavity, medium ; calyx, closed ; 

 basin, round, moderate depth ; flesh, greenish white, moderately juicy, mild 

 sub-acid ; core, compact ; seeds, ovate, defective. January to June. 



Gibbon's Smathhouse, 

 MUlcreekVandervere, 



SMOKEHOUSE. 



Gibbon's Smokehouse, 

 English Vandervere, 



Smathhonge, 

 Millcreek. 



Origin, Lancaster Co., Pa. Has been in cultivation about twenty years. 

 Tree, a free grower, bearing early and abundantly. Fruit, above medium j 

 flat; red, striped and mottled on greenish yellow; stem, short, slender; 

 cavity, narrow ; calyx, closed ; basin, shallow ; core, medium ; seeds, long, 

 brown; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, juicy, delicate, aroma agreeable 

 October, November. 



SUMMER ROSE. 



Wolman's Harvest, | "Woolman's Harvest, 



Lippincott. 



This variety is not valuable for market purposes, but its juicy, sprightly, 

 Bub-acid character makes it very desirable for the dessert. Tree, a slow 

 grower, diverging shoots downy; requires rich, strong soil, lime and 



