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there, but promises better here. It is very like the Red 

 i dlliflower. Both are poor. 



CRAB APPLES. See the varieties ; chiefly for cider, 

 <r preserves; the largest for cider, the smallest (as the 

 '\eautiful red Siberian) for preserves. 



CRACKING. Color, yellowish white ; form, roundish ; 

 size, 1 ; use, table ; quality, 1 ; season, September to 

 January. 



Remarks. — Of Eastern Ohio. Tree, strong grower; 

 requires little pruning. Flesh, tender, juicy. " Yery 

 good." ISTew. "Large and showy; early Winter." — 

 Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. Very fine wherever known. 

 Highly esteemed about Massillon, Ohio. 



Gulp. "A seedling of Jefl'erson county, Ohio." — Trans. 

 Ohio Pom. Society. 



Cumberland Sweeting, or Cumberland. Form, round- 

 ish, flattened ; size, 1 ; quality, 2. 

 Remarks. — Valuable for market. 



Danvers' Winter Sweet. Color, dull yellow, and 

 orange ; form, roundish, oblong ; size, 1 to 2 ; use, kitchen ; 

 quality, 2 ; season, all Winter. 



Remarks. — Cooks very w^ell. Flesh, yellow, firm, sweet, 

 and rich. Excellent for stock. Exhibited by the author, 

 August, 1855, at the Cincinnati Horticultural Society's 

 Rooms. !Not equal, in the West, to Sweet Butter, Lady's 

 Sweeting, nor Broadwell. 



Dana's Baker. 



Remarks. — " Of Washington county, Ohio. Generally 

 approved." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. 



