198 Apples. 



Seftion II. Not striped. 



Autumnal Swaar. (Sweet Swaar.) Large, oblate, sometimes very 

 slightly ribbed ; rich yellow ; stalk an inch or more long, varying 

 from long and slender, to thick and fleshy at insertion ; cavity and 

 basin wide and slightly ribbed ; flesh tender, yellowish, not juicy, 

 with a very sweet, spicy, agreeable flavor. Mid-autumn. Growth 

 vigorous, shoots diverging, tree spreading. A large, roundish- 

 conical apple, with a good, mild, sub-acid flavor ; is grown under 

 this name at the West. 



Autumn Sweet Bough. (Autumn Bough, Fall Bough, Late Bough, 

 Philadelphia Sweet.) Size medium, conical, angular ; pale yellow ; 

 stalk slender, deep set ; basin deep, furrowed ; flesh white, tender, 

 with a very good flavor. Early autumn. Tree vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. 



Haskell Sweet. Large, oblate, regular, greenish, a warm brown 

 cheek ; stalk one-half to three-fourths of an inch long, moderately 

 sunk ; basin rather deep, nearly even, flesh tinged with yellowish 

 brown, very tender, sweet, good. 



Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet. Very large, roundish, ribbed most 

 towards the stalk ; pale green ; stalk short ; calyx small, basin 

 abrupt ; flesh white, sweet, tender, not juicy, of moderate quality. 

 Ripens through autumn, into winter. A valuable culinary sort. 



MUNSON SWEET. Size medium, oblate, smooth, and regular ; pale 

 yellow, with a brown blush ; stalk short, in a broad cavity ; calyx 

 in small basin ; flesh yellowish white, tender, with a very good, 

 sweet flavor. Tree a strong grower and uniform bearer. Last 

 half of autumn. A valuable sweet apple. 



Pumpkin Russet. (Sweet Russet.) Large, round, slightly flattened, 

 yellowish green, partly russeted ; cavity wide, shallow ; basin 

 small; flavor rich and sweet. Through autumn. Distinct from 

 the Sweet Russet cultivated through western New York, which is 

 a more conical fruit. 



Summer Sweet Paradise. Large, roundish, sometimes remotely 

 oblong, and slightly flattened at the ends, regular, pale green ; 

 stalk rather thick, three-quarters of an inch long ; basin large, 

 distinct ; flesh tender, sweet, rich, aromatic. Ripens first of 

 autumn. Shoots spreading, leaves sharply serrate. Origin, 

 JPenn. 



This is totally distinct from the Dwarf Paradise, used for stocks, 

 which bears a small, poor, sweet, summer fruit. 



Tifft Sweeting. Medium in size, flat, greenish yellow, with russet 

 network, and a warm, light brown cheek ; stalk one inch long, 

 cavity wide, obtuse ; flesh yellowish, rich, sweet, fine in flavor. A 

 light bearer. New England. 



