338 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



Fall Wine (Ohio Wine, etc.). — Origin American. 

 Medium or above, roundisli-oblate; light ground, mostly 

 covered with red; flesh yellowish-white, tender, juicy, 

 rich, aromatic, mild sub-acid. — Mid- Autumn. Tree a 

 slender but healthy grower, moderate annual bearer. 

 This variety fails in most sections East, but in the new, 

 rich soils of the West it is one of the best, and the fruit 

 valuable for dessert or market. 



Garden Royal. — Origin Massachusetts. Medium or 

 below in size, roundish-oblong; greenish -yellow, striped 

 and splashed with red and russet; flesh yellowish, very 

 tender, juicy, rich, mild aromatic sub-acid. — Early Au- 

 tumn. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, very pro- 

 ductive. This is perhaps, in quality, the best apple 

 grown, and desirable for the amateur, but not profitable 

 as an orchard variety. 



Gravenstein. — Origin German. Large, roundish, flat- 

 tened; yellow, shaded and marbled Avith red; flesh ten- 

 der, crisp, with a peculiar, high, aromatic flavor. — Early 

 Autumn, but sometimes keeps to Mid- Winter. Tree 

 vigorous, spreading, and very productive. One of the 

 most profitable sorts either for orchard or garden. 



Hawthornden. — Origin Scotch. Above medium, round- 

 ish, slightly oblate; light yellow, with blush in the sun; 

 flesh white, juicy, sharp sub-acid. — Early Autumn. Tree 

 vigorous but small, upright, spreading, very productive 

 and hardy. A valuable sort for cooking and drying, and 

 profitable for market. 



Jefferis. — Origin Pennsylvania. Medium, roundish; 

 yellow, shaded and splashed with red; flesh white, ten- 

 der, juicy, rich, mild sub-acid. — Early Autumn. Tree a 

 moderate, healthy grower, productive. 



Jersey Sweet, — Origin unknown. Medium size, round- 

 ish-ovate ; greenish-yellow, washed and streaked with 

 red, and often covered with stripes of pale and dark redj 



