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all soils and generally esteemed. Exhibited b}^ many 

 members of Cincinnati Horticultural Society. " A great 

 favorite," Fruit Committee. "Excellently well adapted 

 to the locality of Cincinnati." F. G-. Gary, President 



for 1856. 



Early Red Sweeting. Color, light red ; form, roundish, 

 flattened ; use, table ; quality, 3 ; season, August. 

 Eemarks. — Xot approved generally. 



Early Joe. Color, pale yellow and green ; form, 

 roundish, flattened; size, 3; use, table ; quality, 2; season, 

 August. 



Eemarks. — lias a most delicate pear flavor. Not 

 suited to orcharding, and of slow growth. It is very 

 hardy, but should liavc a rich, strong soil. " Yery delicate 

 and excellent Avhen in perfection." — Trans. Ohio Foni. 

 Society. ^ 



EAHLY JUXE, July Pippin, Large White Juneating, 

 Early French Reinette, etc. Color, pale light yellow, with 

 a few dots of white; form, roundish, rarel}' a little flat- 

 tened ; size, 2 ; use, table and kitchen ; quality, 1 ; season, 

 July. 



Eemarks. — "Eesembles very much Early Harvest and 

 Bracken." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. 



Early Sweet Bough, see Early Bough. 



English Russet. Color, light green and yellow; form, 

 roundish ovate, or conical; size, 2 ; use, kitchen only; 

 quality, 3 ; season, all Winter and Spring. 



Eemarks. — There is a Golden Eusset like this in Cen- 

 tral Ohio. A very long keeper, over a year ; therefore, 

 on this account, perhaps of some value, but it is not sujDe- 



