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TRUMBULL SWEETING. 



Fenton Sweeting. 



From Trumbull Co., Ohio. Fruit, above medium, roundish flattened, 

 pale yellow, slight blush and red spots; stem, short; cavity, deep; calyx, 

 large; basin, deep; flesh, white, tender, juicy, sweet; "very good." Sep- 

 tember to November. 



TWITCHELL'S SWEET. 



From New Hampshire. Fruit, medium, conical, red, with small gray 

 dots ; flesh, white, veined with red, sweet. November, December. 



VANDYNE. 



Fruit, large, roundish, slightly conic ; skin, yellowish, with a tinge of 

 red, and slightly sprinkled with brown and reddish dots : stalk, rather 

 slender, in a large cavity ; calyx, closed, in a deep, uneven basin ; flesh, 

 white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, agreeable. October. 



VAUGHAN'S WINTER. 



Origin, Kentucky. Tree, hardy, vigorous and productive. Fruit, 

 medium, oblate oblique angular; skin, whitish waxen yellow, shaded with 

 crimson and lilac, and sometimes obscurely striped and thickly covered with 

 conspicuous light dots ; stalk, small and short, inserted in a deep, uneven 

 cavity, surrounded by very thin green russet ; calyx, open, or partially 

 closed; basin, deep, abrupt, open, slightly corrugated; flesh, yellowish, 

 tender, juicy, with a brisk, very agreeable vinous flavor. January to March. 



VIRGINIA GREENING. 



Fruit, large, roundish oval, flattened at ends, slightly angular, dull green- 

 ish yellow, brownish in sun, scattered brown specks with whitish green 

 circle suffused around them; stem, medium; cavity, acuminate; calyx, 

 large, short segments ; core, small ; seeds, long ovate ; flesh, yellowish 

 white, mild sub-acid ; not quite " very good." December to March. 

 Esteemed at the South as a keeper. 



WADDEL'S HALL. 



Shockley. 



Southern. Fruit, medium, roundish conical, yellow, clouded and 

 striped with red, little russet ; stem, long, slender ; cavity, deep, narrow ; 

 calyx, closed ; basin, shallow; flesh, firm, juicy, saccharine ; " very good." 

 October to March. 



WALKER'S YELLOW. 



This apple is a native of Pulaski Co., Georgia. Fruit, large, conic, fine 

 golden yellow, with a faint blush on the sunny side ; stalk, of moderate 

 length, in a deep, acute cavity ; basin, small ; flesh, white, juicy, rather 

 too acid for a dessert fruit. November to April. (White's Gard.) 



WALPOLE. 



From Massachusetts. Fruit, large, roundish, tapering to the eye, yel 

 low, with bright red stripes, deepest in sun, and yellowish specks ; stem, 

 short; cavity, open; calyx, closed; basin, slightly ridged: core, large, 

 open ; seeds, large ; flesh, yellowish, tinged with pink, tender, juicy, brisk 

 sub-acid. August and September. (Hov. Mag.) The following descrip- 

 tion of the Sparhawk is from B. V. French, Eeq. We suspect the two 

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