THE APPLE. 101 



Carter's Blue. 



Very large, roundish oblate greenish, washed with 

 dull red, covered with a blue Moom ; flesh yellow, su- 

 gary, aromatic ; tree an upright grower and early bearer. 

 September. 



COLVERT. 



Large, roundish, greenish yellow, shaded with dull red; 

 flesh whitish, juicy, subacid and ©f fair quality; tree 

 vigorous and very productive. September. 

 Disbaroen. 

 Medium to large, conical, greenish, with gray dots ; 

 flesh yellow, tender, juicy, subacia and of pleasant flavor ; . 

 origin, Habersham county, Georgia; tree a strong, up- 

 right grower, productive. October. 



Elgin Pippin. 



Very large, oblate, orange, with gray dots; flesh yellow, 

 crisp, subacid, of good quality; open calyx, in deep ba- 

 sin ; tree a strong grower. August and September. 

 GOLDEN RUSSET. 



Medium, yellowish, nearly covered with russet, with a 

 bronzed cheek ; flesh whitish, compact, subacid ; stalk 

 short, in cavity of medium depth ; closed calyx, in broad 

 basin ; tree a thrifty, irregular grower, and early bearer. 

 October. 



GraFenstein. 



Large, flattened, yellow, marbled with red and orange ; 

 flesh tender, aromatic, of fine flavor ; short stalk ; deep 

 basin, with closed calyx; tree a strong grower, spreading, 

 bears young. September. 



