90 WKSTERN rKllT BOOK. 



St. Lawrence. — Color, striped dark red, green ground ; 

 form, roundish, slightly oblate, sometimes conical obtuse; 

 size, 2 ; use table and market ; qualit}^, 2 ; season, Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Remarks. — A decorative fruit, to which class it pro- 

 perly belongs. Of Canadian origin. " Not to be highly 

 recommended." — Western Horticulturist. 



Surprize. 



Remarks. — A fancy sort, with a pink flesh. Unworthy. 



Sugar Loaf Pippin, or Sugar Loaf Greening. Color, 

 greenish yellow ; form, oblong, conical ; size, 1 ; use, 

 table ; quality, 3 ; season, July and August. 



Remarks. — Hardl}- worth notice, although " good," or 

 third-rate. 



SWAAR (in Dutch, heavy). Color, dull green, when 

 gathered, becomes, toward Sj^ring, of a brilliant lemon 

 color, with brown specks ; form, round, flattened, slightly 

 ribbed; size, 1 to 2; use, table ; quality, 1; season, Feb- 

 ruary to March. 



Remarks. — Requires a rich soil. " Old Winter apple. 

 Good in some localities." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. A 

 rich and valuable sub-acid apple for Spring. Hardly 

 known with us. Much grown North. 



Sweet Seedling. 



Remarks. — From Indiana. A premium recommended 

 for it. Flavor, good. 



Sweet Bellflower, Butter of some. Color, lemon yel- 

 low, slight blush in sun, numerous light and dark specks; 

 form, globular, flattened at base, slightly ribbed ; size, 1 ; 

 use, table; quality, 2; season, October and November. 



