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Nickajack (Winter Eose, etc.). — Origin ISTortli Caro- 

 lina. Large size, roundish; yellowish, stri})ed and shaded 

 with red; flesh yellowish, moderately tender, juicy, i)leas- 

 ant. — Late AVinter. Tree a vigorous, upright, spreading 

 grower, forming a large head, hardy and productive. 

 The variety is extensively grown South and West, and 

 has many synonyms. 



Northern Spy. — Origin New York, Large, roundish- 

 oblate, conical; pale yellow, mostly covered, when ex- 

 posed to the sun, with stripes of light and dark red; 

 flesh white, fine-grained, tender, sub-acid, sprightly, 

 delicious. — Mid to late Winter. Tree a rapid, ujn-ight 

 grower, requires good soil, blooms late, very productive, 

 but not an early bearer. A fruit of unrivalled beauty 

 and excellence. 



Ortley (Woolman's Long, etc.). — Origin New Jersey. 

 Medium to large, roundish, oblong-conic; greenish-yel- 

 low, fine yellow at maturity; flesh white, fine-gramed, 

 tender, juicy, pleasant sub-acid. — Mid-Winter. Tree 

 vigorous, with slender shoots, an abundant bearer. The 

 Ortley has some thirty synonyms, is a hardy tree, and 

 popular South and West. 



Peck's Pleasant. —Origin probably Rhode Island. 

 Above medium, roundish, flattened; yellow with a red 

 blush on the sunny side; flesh yellowish, fine-grained, 

 juicy, crisp, tender, aromatic sub-acid, — Mid- Winter. 

 Tree a moderate, upright, spreading grower, a regular, 

 even bearer. Very valuable for market or table use. 



Pewankee. — Origin Wisconsin. Eaised from seed of 

 the Duchess of Oldenburgh, by George P. Pepper, Pe- 

 Avaukee, Wis. Medium to large, roundish-oblate, yellow, 

 striped and splashed with red, surface covered with a 

 grayish bloom; flesh white, somewhat coarse, juicy, sub- 

 acid. — Late Winter. Tree vigorous and very hq,rdy, 



