170 THE APPLE. 



SLINGERLAND PIPPIN. 



From Albany Co., N. Y. Fruit, medium to large, oblate angular, inclin- 

 ing to conic, or distinctly conic; skin, yellow, shaded with red. and sprinkled 

 with minute dots ; stalk, short and stout, inserted in a broad, deep cavity, 

 surrounded with very thin russet : calyx, small, partially closed, set in a 

 fine angled basin of variable size ; flesh, white, tender, juicy, with a very 

 brisk, rather rich, sub-acid flavor. December, February. (Downing.) 



SMALLEY. 



Spice. 



From Kensington, Conn., where it was much esteemed. Medium size, 

 oblate conic ; skin, yellow, with a slight blush ; stalk, short and large ; 

 cavity, russeted ; calyx, closed ; basin, uneven, shallow ; flesh, tender, juicy, 

 brisk, with a pleasant aromatic flavor. September, October. 



SOPS OF WINE. 



Sops in Wine, | Sapson, | Bennington. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous early bearer ; esteemed for its peculiar pink 

 flesh, as a curiosity for dessert. Fruit, medium or small, roundish ; light 

 red. nearly covered with bright purplish red, in streaks, yellowish in shade 

 with yellow specks, whitish bloom ; stem, short, slender ; calyx, with 

 broad segments ; basin, shallow, slightly furrowed ; core and seeds, me- 

 dium; flesh, yellowish, stained with pink, juicy, mild, sub-acid; "very 

 good." August to September. 



SPICE SWEETING. 



Moderate bearer, large, roundish, yellowish ; flesh, firm, sweet. August 

 and September. 



SPICE RUSSET. 

 Sweet Russet, of some erroneously 



Fruit, below medium, roundish flattened ; light yellow russet, numerous 

 small fine dots ; exposed to sun, carmine and yellow bronzed ; stern, slen- 

 der ; cavity, narrow ; calyx, closed ; basin, shallow ; core, large, some- 

 what hollow ; seeds, ovate ; flesh, white, slightly tinged with yellow, fine- 

 grained, juicy, slightly sweet, aromatic ; " very good." December to 

 March. 



SPONGE. 



Fruit, large, round, flattened at base ; yellowish green, with blotches 

 and stripes of red : stem, short ; calyx, closed ; basin, open ; core, large open ; 

 flesh, white, tender, juicy, sub-acid ; " very good." October. 



SPRING PIPPIN. 



Springport Pippin. 



Tree, unproductive, upright, thrifty. Fruit, above medium, roundish , 

 yellowish green, with few scattered minute dots : calyx, closed ; stem, 

 short; flesh, crisp, sprightly sub-acid. December to May. 



STANARD. 

 Stanard's Seedling. 



From Erie Co., N. Y. Tree, productive. Fruit, large, roundish, yel 

 low, overspread with red; stem, short; cavity, open ; calyx, closed; basin, 



