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AUTUMN PIPPIN. 



Fruit, above medium ; oblong conical ; greenish yellow, slight bronzed 

 cheek, sparse green dots; stem, short; cavity deep; calyx, small, closed; 

 basin, deep, narrow ; flesh, whitish, juicy, tender, mild sub-acid ; core, 

 medium. December. As yet little known out of Vermont. 



AVERILL. 

 Wolfs Den. 



Origin, Pomfret, Conn. Tree, vigorous, productive. Fruit rather large, 

 irregularly conic, angular ; skin, greenish, yellow striped, and shaded with 

 red ; stem, short and stout, inserted in a narrow cavity ; calyx, closed, set 

 in a very shallow, slightly furrowed basin ; flesh, whitish, tender, juicy, 

 with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. February to June. (Downing.) 



BAER. 



American. From Berks County, Pa. Fruit, below medium, roundish 

 oblong ; skin, mottled with red, and striped with dark crimson on a green- 

 ish yellow ground, with numerous gray dots ; stem, long, inserted in a 

 wide, deep cavity ; calyx, closed, set in a moderately wide, shallow, plaited 

 basin; flesh, tender, pleasant, "very good.' 7 April. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 



BAILEY SPICE. 



American. From Plattsburg, N. Y. Growth, moderate ; shoots, reddish 

 brown. Fruit, medium, round ovate, tapering to eye, light yellow, faint 

 blush in sun ; stem, long, slender ; cavity, deep ; calyx, closed ; basin, nar- 

 row ; flesh, yellowish, greenish tint, sprightly, spicy ; core, large, open ; 

 seeds, light brown. October. " Very good." 



BAILEY SWEET. 



Patterson Sweet, | Edgerly Sweet, 

 Howard's Sweet. 



From Perry, N. Y. Fruit, medium to large, round, ovate flattened, some- 

 times ribbed, clear yellowish red, with an occasional russet patch ; stem, 

 slender ; cavity, narrow, deep ; calyx, closed ; basin, medium, abrupt, often 

 plaited ; flesh, yellow, rather dry, sweet ; " very good ;" core, medium ; 

 seeds, ovate pyriform. November to December. 



BAILEY GOLDEN. 



From Maine. Fruit, medium, round flattened, yellowish nisseted^ 

 flesh, white, sub-acid; "good." January. 



BAKER'S SWEET. 



Long Stem Sweet, | Late Golden Sweet, 

 White Golden Sweet. 



An old fruit of Tolland County, Conn. Tree, crooked grower, produc- 

 tive. Fruit, above medium, roundish elongated ; golden yellow, some 

 patches of russet ; stem, long ; cavity, shallow calyx, closed ; flesh, yel 

 low. coarse, sweet; baking; core, large. November and December. 



HARBOUR. 



Originated with J. Barbour, Lancaster Co., Pa. Size, medium, roundish 

 oblate, inclining to conical ; skin, mottled, and striped with red of different 

 hues on a grayish ground, with numerous gray specks ; stem, rather short, 

 in a moderately deep, rather narrow cavity ; calyx, small, closed, set in a 



