226 Apples. 



dium ; flesh yellowish white, with a very good sub-acid flavor, 

 Tree productive. A well known Southern variety. 



Cumberland Spice. Rather large, varying from roundish conical to 

 long conical, the tapering sides being nearly straight and not 

 rounded ; color waxen yellow, with a slight vermilion tinge near 

 the base, and with black specks on the surface ; stalk half to 

 three-fourths of an inch long, cavity wide, slightly russeted ; calyx 

 open, basin even ; flesh yellowish white, breaking, rather light ; 

 core hollow ; flavor mild sub-acid, with a peculiar and agreeable 

 spiciness, of good quality. 



ENGLISH RUSSET. (Poughkeepsie Russet.) Medium or rather 

 small, roundish-conical, regular ; surface more or less overspread 

 with brownish russet on light greenish yellow ground ; in large 

 exposed specimens, wholly russeted ; stalk one-half to three- 

 fourths of an inch long, cavity moderate, round ; basin smooth ; 

 flesh greenish or yellowish white, texture fine, rather firm, with 

 an aromatic, sub-acid flavor. Keeps through spring, and often 

 through summer for twelve months. Growth upright, shoots 

 lively brown. A profuse bearer. A profitable market variety, 

 but of rather poor quality. 



Equinetely. Fruit large, roundish, slightly oblate ; dark red on 

 whitish yellow ; stalk short, fleshy, cavity large ; basin deep, 

 irregular ; flesh yellowish, a little coarse, tender, mild sub-acid, 

 of medium quality. A valued Southern variety. 



FALLAWATER. (Tulpahocken, Fornwalder.) Rather large, round- 

 ish, and slightly ovate-conical, very regular, smooth ; color a 

 smooth shade of dull red on light greenish yellow, with a few 

 large whitish dots ; stalk slender, cavity narrow, acuminate ; 

 basin small ; flesh greenish white, fine grained, with a mild, 

 slightly sub-acid, moderate flavor. Early winter. A native of 

 Pennsylvania. Although this fruit is of quite moderate quality, 

 its large size and fair appearance render it very popular in Penn., 

 Ohio, and portions of the West. 



Fulton. Rather large, roundish, flattened at ends, slightly oblique ; 

 skin smooth, yellow, often with a handsome blush ; stalk rather 

 short, cavity deep ; basin large, slightly wrinkled ; flesh yellowish, 

 white, fine grained, with a mild sub-acid flavor. Illinois valued 

 at the West. 



Golden Ball. Large, often quite large, roundish, remotely conical, 

 ribbed ; fine yellow ; stalk short, slender, with fine green rays or 

 furrows radiating from the centre of the cavity ; basin very shal- 

 low ; flesh tender, rich, aromatic. Ripens late in autumn, and 

 keeps through winter. Liable to vary in size and fairness. Excel- 

 lent for cooking. Tree very hardy ; a poor bearer. Cultivated 

 chiefly in Maine. 



Golden Pippin, of Westchester County. (American Golden Pippin, 



