336 SELECT VARIETIES OF PEUITS. 



Yellow Transparent. — Origin Russian. Medium i-ound- 



ioli, llatteued, slightly couica!; color white at first, tcvix- 

 mg to a pale yellow; flesh white, tender, juicy, sprightly, 

 su >acid. — Ripens before Tetofsky. Tree an upright 

 f-rower, vigorous, hardy, and productive. 



CLASS II, — AUTUMN APPLES. 



Alexander. — Origin Russian. Large or very large, 

 coni>5al; yellow, mostly shaded with red, light bloom; 

 ilesli yellowish-white, tender, juicy, pleasant sub-acid. — 

 Middle to late Autumn. A superb fruit. Tree a vigor- 

 ous spreading grower, and when grown as a dwarf, pro- 

 ducing fruit of the largest size and greatest beauty. 



iutunin Sweet Hou£^h (Fall Bough, etc.). — Origin 

 Pennsylvania. Medium, conical ; pale yellow ; flesh 

 white, very tender, sweet, vinous. — Early Autumn. Tree 

 vigorous, upright, productive. A highly esteemed dessert 

 variety. 



Beauty of Kent. — A well-known popular English vari- 

 ety. Large to very large, roundish; greenish-yellow, 

 with broken stripes of red; stem short, calyx small; flesh 

 juicy, crisp, tender, sub-acid. — Late Autumn and early 

 AVinter. Tree very vigorous, upright, and moderately 

 productive. A showy fruit, and highly valued for cooking. 



Campfield (Newark Sweeting). — Origin New Jersey. 

 Medium, roundish-oblate; greenish-yellow, with shades 

 and stripes of red; flesh white, dry, firm, rich, sweet — 

 Late Autumn, but will often keep until Spring. Tree 

 a moderate, healthy grower, spreading, very productive. 

 Tins is a celebrated cider apple in New Jersey, and is 

 valued for bakin;? and for stock feeding. 



barter's Blue. — Origin Alabama. Large, roundish, 

 flattened; greenish, mostly covered with dull red and a 

 blue bloom; flesh yellowish-white, sugary, rich, aromatic. 



