138 THE APPLE. 



deep J calyx, dosed ; flesh, yellow, tender, juicy, sub- acid ; ^^ very good ;" 

 Urore, large. December, February. 



Exquisite. 



Named and introduced by C. R. Overman, of Canton, 111. Tree, mode- 

 rate, upriiiht grower, productive, hardy. Fruit, medium, roundish flattened ; 

 yellow striped and marbled with red ; stem, short, russet at base ; cavity, 

 broad, deep : calyx, small, partly closed ; basin, small • flesh, white, juicy, 

 melting, fine grained, tender, rich, vinous, almost sweety promises to be 

 valuable. September, November. 



Fairbanks. 



Origin, Winthrop, Maine. Fruit, medium, oblate conic, light yellow, 

 striped with red and patched with russet; stem, long; cavity, broad and 

 shallow; flesh, vellowish, juicv, with a rich vinous flavor. September to 

 October.' (Me. P. S. R.) 



Fall Harvey. 



Native of Mass. Not productive. Fruit, large, roundish flattened, 

 greenish yellow, with scattered hrown dots ; stem, slender: cavity, deep; 

 flesh, white, mild sub-acid, juicy; "'very good."' October and November. 



Fall Jennetting. 



Fall Gennettin g. 



Probably American. Fruit, large, roundish flattened, ribbed at base, 

 narrowing to the eye. pale greeni.sh yello'.v, blush in sun, russety specks; 

 stem, short ; cavity, deep : calyx^ closed : basin, round ; core, small : seeds, 

 angular ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy ; "very good." October and 

 November. There is another Gcnnetting grown in Ohio, maturing from 

 July to September, which is sour and unworthy. 



Fall Pearmain. 



A variety considerably grown in Connecticut. Trees, moderate bearers ; 

 healthy. Fruit, medium size, roundish conical; color, yellow ground, 

 mostly overspread with red in stripes, patches, &c., and many grayish green 

 dots: stem, medium: cavity deep, slightly russeted: calyx, partly closed; 

 basin, deep, slightly furrowed ; flesh, white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, rich 

 aromatic flavor. September and October. So far as we have met with 

 this, at the West and Southwest, it proves successful. 



Fall Seek-no-Further. 

 Winter Seek-no-Further. 



Tree, thrifty and productive. Origin, unknown ; grown in Connecticut, 

 and much prized there. 



Fruit; very large, oblate ; skin, yellow, mostly shaded with red, striped 

 with darker red and covered with numerous grayish dots : stalk, rather long, 

 inserted in a broad, deep, russeted cavity : calyx, closed, in a very broad, 

 uneven basin ; flesh, whitish, tender, moderately juicy, with a pleasant, sub- 

 acid flavor. October, January. (Downing.) 



Farley's Red. 

 From Kentucky. Tree, hardy and productive. Fruit, roundish conical 

 angular; color, yellowish, shaded and striped with bright, rich red, dotted 



