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THE APPLE. 



phosphate to perfect the fruit, or keep the tree healthy. Moderate, regular 

 bearer. 



Fruit, medium, or rather small ; form, roundish, sometimes flattened 

 color, rich glossy yellow, blotched and streaked with red ; stem, varying 

 from stout to slender, short ; cavity, shallow * calyx, partially closed ; basin^ 

 round, slightly furrowed ; flesh, white, tender, crisp, juicy, sprightly ; core, 

 medium ; seeds, ovate. Last of July and August. 



SMITH CIDER. 



Oregon Spitzenberg, 1 Smith's Superb. 



Origin, Berks Co., Pa. Extensively grown West. Fruit, medium, round- 

 ish flattened ; bright red and yellow, mostly red ; stem, varying ; cavity, 

 regular ; calyx, half closed, long segments ; flesh, yellowish white, sub-acid ; 

 " very good ;" varies much in soils. November to December. It is a 

 variety more grown for eating than for cider. 



SWAAR. 



American. "Produced by the Dutch settlers, on the Hudson; its name 

 in low Dutch meaning heavy." It is one of the very best apples, growing 

 well and producing abundantly on all rich, strong soils. 



Fruit, medium, to large ; form, roundish, slightly ribbed or unequal on 

 its surface and often a little angular ; color, greenish yellow at first, becom- 

 ing a dull rich yellow, dotted with distinct brown specks, sometimes marbled 

 with gray russet on the side and round the stem, and often tinged with dull 

 red ; stem, slender ; cavity, round, deep ; calyx, small, half closed ; basin, 

 shallow, somewhat plaited: flesh, yellowish, fine-grained, juicy, tender, 



