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THE APPLE. 



grained, juicy, tender, sprightly, sub-acid ; core, small ; seeds, ovate. Jan- 

 uary to March. 



WINE. 



Wine Apple, I Hay's "Winter, 



Hay's Winter Wine, | Winter Wine, 



Hollow Crown Pearmain. 



American : native of Delaware. Extensively disseminated, and every- 

 where successful. Strong, heavy clay loams produce the largest fruit, while 

 best quality are grown on sandy loam. Tree, thrifty ; shoots, rather slender, 

 spreading j foliage small. 



Fruit, medium to large ; form, round flattened ; color, light pale yellow 

 ground, mostly overspread and striped with lively red, russet about cavity 

 of stem ; stem, short ; cavity, acuminate or narrow, deep ; calyx, large ; 

 basin, broad, open, slightly plaited ; flesh, yellowish, crisp, vinous, sub-acid ] 

 core, small \ seeds, large. November to February. 



WHITE SEEK-NO-FARTHER. 



Green Seek-no-farther, 

 Flushing Seek-no-farther, 

 Seek-no-farther of Coxe, 



Pomme Eoyal, of some, 



Pound Eoyal, 



Bracy's Seek-no-farther. 



From Long Island. Tree healthy, not strong grower ; abundant, not 

 regular bearer. Fruit, medium to large, roundish oblong, conical, uneven 

 or waived surface ; yellowish green, rarely a faint brownish blush, small 

 brownish dots, light shade of green suffused around underneath skin ; stem, 

 slender ; cavity, irregular, acuminate ; basin, broad, abrupt, furrowed ; 

 core, open ; flesh, fine-grained, very juicy, tender, sub-acid : " best." No- 

 vember to February. 



