122 THE APPLE. 



properties. Fruit, medium, oblate irregular; skin, deep red; flesh, -whit- 

 ish, crisp, tender, juicy, with a brisk acid flavor. January to April. 

 (Downing.) 



AMERICAN BEAUTY. 



Sterling Beauty. 



Origin, Sterling, Mass., received from 0. V. Hills. Tree, vigorous and 

 productive. Fruit, above medium, globular, somewhat elongated ; color, 

 chiefly deep red, thickly dotted with light gray ; stalk, medium, inserted in 

 af rather deep, round cavity ; calyx, closed ; basin, broad and shallow ; 

 flesh, white, crisp, and juicy, with a sweet, rich, vinous flavor. Decembei 

 to April. (Downing.) 



ANGLO AMERICAN. 



From Canada West. Tree, strong grower, productive. Fruit, medium, 

 roundish conical, slightly angular ; yellowish, marbled, striped and splashed 

 with bright red ; stem, slender ; cavity medium, a little russeted ; calyx, 

 large, open ; basin, uneven ; flesh, white, very tender, juicy, sweet, slightly 

 aromatic, excellent ; core, medium. August to September. 



ASHMORE. 



Bed Ashmore, | Fall Wine, erroneously. 

 Striped Ashmore. 



American. A desirable variety, deserving attention. Fruit, above me- 

 dium, regular roundish, slightly conical, few white dots, bright clear red ; 

 short, slender stem ; deep cavity ; calyx, small, closed ; deep, regular 

 basin ; core, large ; capsules hollow ; seeds, plump ; flesh, white, crisp, ten- 

 der, juicy, sub-acid, sprightly. September and October. The Black Van- 

 dervere, a third rate fruit, is sometimes grown as this variety. The true 

 Ashmore is one of the most showy and desirable market sorts in the South 

 western States. 



ASHLAND. 



American. Fruit, medium, roundish flattened, slightly conical, dull 

 greenish yellow, striped and splashed with dull red mingled with bluish 

 gray, and large russet dots ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, sweet, dry ; 

 hardly " very good ;" stem, short ; cavity, narrow, deep ; calyx, small ; 

 basin, shallow; core, small ; seeds, ovate flattened. November to January. 



AROMATIC CAROLINA. 



From South Carolina. " Tree, spreading, pendent, short fruit wood, 

 abrupt terminal buds. Fruit, large, oblate conical, pale red, slightly 

 streaked; heavy bloom; wide basin; open calyx; flesh, tender, melting, 

 aromatic. July. Abundant bearer." (Wm. Sumner, in Hort.) 



AUNT'S APPLE. 



Fruit, medium to large, ovate flattened, light yellow, streaked with red, 

 radiating from stem, which is short, stout ; cavity, open, broad, russeted ; 

 calyx, closed; basin, finely folded; flesh, yellow, breaking, sub-acid. musky 

 perfume, juicy ; " very good;" core, medium. November to January. 



AUNT HANNAH. 



From Massachusetts. Fruit, medium, roundish, light yellow; flesh 

 tender, crisp, sub-acid; "very good." Winter. 



