Apples. 



SWEET BOUGH. (Large Yellow Bough, Early Sweet Bough.) 

 Large, roundish, remotely conical-ovate, sometimes distinctly con- 

 ical ; pale greenish yellow, stalk one-half to an inch long, basin 

 narrow, deep ; flesh white, very tender, with an excellent sweet 

 flavor. Ripens from the middle to the end of summer. A mode- 

 rate and regular bearer. Shoots yellowish, somewhat irregular, 

 ascending ; tree round-headed ; leaves obtusely crenate. 



CLASS II. WITH MORE OR LESS ACIDITY. 

 Seftion I. Striped 'with red. 



AMERICAN SUMMER PEARMAIN. (Early Summer Pearmain, of 

 Coxe.) Medium in size, oblong, slightly inclining to truncate-coni- 

 cal ; nearly covered with fine broken streaks and dots of red ; 

 stalk nearly one inch long ; basin round, even, distinct ; very ten- 

 der, often bursts in falling, sub-acid, flavor fine. Continues to 

 ripen for several weeks in late summer and early autumn. Needs 

 good and rich cultivation. Growth rather slow. This is distinct 

 from the English Summer or Autumn Pearmain, in its larger size, 

 higher red, more oblong form, and superior quality. 



Aromatic Carolina. Large, oblate-conic, oblique, pale red with a 

 heavy bloom ; flesh tender and melting, flavor aromatic and excel- 

 lent. July. Tree spreading. An abundant bearer. Southern. 



BENONI. Medium in size, roundish, sometimes obscurely conical ; 

 deep red on rich yellow, in distinct broken stripes and dots ; 

 stalk half an inch long ; basin small ; flesh yellow, tender, rich, sub- 

 acid, "very good." Late summer. Tree erect, good bearer. 

 Has not succeeded well in all localities. A native of Dedham, 

 Mass. 



CAROLINA RED JUNE. (Red June, Blush June.) Size medium, 

 oblong, very red, flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, with a 

 sprightly, agreeable flavor ; quite early, and continues to ripen for 

 four weeks, and will keep long after ripe for a summer apple ; pro- 

 fitable for market. The tree a fine erect grower, very hardy, bears 

 young and abundantly. The most valuable early apple in north- 

 ern Illinois and adjacent region. Hardy at the West. 



EARLY JOE. Size medium or rather small; oblate, sometimes 

 obscurely approaching conical ; smooth and regular ; color, with 

 numerous short, broken, red stripes on yellow ground, a nearly 

 uniform deep red to the sun, with conspicuous white specks ; stem 

 three-fourths of an inch long, rather thick ; cavity shallow, acute ; 

 basin small, even ; flesh fine grained, very tender, slightly crisp, 

 juicy, sub-acid, spicy, quality " best." Ripens the last two weeks 

 of summer. Shoots dark, growth slow. A profuse bearer. 

 Origin, East Bloomfield, N. Y. 



