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rich red; form, roundish, somewhat conical; size, 2; use, 

 table ; quality, 2 in Southern Ohio, 1 in Canada and in 

 the ISTorth; season, October and IS^ovember. 



Eemarks. — " Canadian origin. Very dark color. Good." 

 — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. Sometimes streaked in the 

 North. A beautiful ISTorthern fruit, good size, perfect 

 form, smooth skin, white flesh, juicy. Prolific and early 

 bearer. Flavor not high nor rich. Cooks well. It ripens 

 too soon here (Cincinnati), and will not be profitable in 

 this neighborhood. 



POMME EOYAL, White Seek-no-furthcr, Flushing Seek-no- 

 further. Color, yellowish green, small brown dots ; form, 

 roundish oblong, conical, uneven, or waved surface ; size, 

 2 to 1 ; use, table ; quality, 1 ; season, October to January. 



Eemarks. — From Long Island. Flesh, fine grained, 

 very juicy, tender, sub-acid. The Pomme Eoyal, or Dyer, 

 is not the Woodstock, as some authors assert. We have 

 seen them both at one of our State Fairs. The Woodstock 

 is a coarse apple, only fit for cooking. The Pomme Eoyal 

 is one of the very best dessert apples. 



Pound, or Monstrous Pippin. Color, yellowish green; 

 form, roundish, oblong ; size, 1 ; use, table and kitchen j 

 quality, 3; season, September to December. 



Eemarks. — Flesh, coarse, poor, unw^orthy. 



Pound Royal. 



Eemarks. — " Of Dr. Barker. Dyer." — Trans. Ohio Pom. 



Society. 



Porter. Color, yellow; form, conical; size, 2; use» 

 table and kitchen ; quality, 2 ; season, August. 



Eemarks. — "A popular Eastern Fall apple. Little 

 known in Ohio." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. Celebrated 



