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very tender, juicyj sweet, rich, high-flavored. September and October. 

 (Cole.) 



Superb. 



Oriiun, Franklin Co., North Carolina. Tree, tolerably vigorous, and a 

 prodigious bearer. Fruit, medium or above, roundish oblate, regular; skin, 

 green, rarely with a blush ; stalk, of medium length, in a shallow cavity ; 

 calyx, large and open; flesh, yellow, solid, slightly coarse-grained, rich, and 

 particularly high-flavored, November to March. 



Sutton Beauty. 

 Beauty. 

 Originated in Sutton, Mass. Tree, upright, thrifty grower, good bearer ; 

 fruit, very handsome, fair and regular in form. Fruit, medium, roundish 

 conical ; yellow, shaded and striped with fine crimson, slightly sprinkled 

 with whitish dots ; stem, medium : cavity, with a slight greenish russet ; 

 calyx, closed : basin, open, round ; flesh, whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, sub- 

 acid ; " very good ;" core, small. November to February. 



Sweet Bellflowkr. 

 Butter, of some. 

 There are two apples cultivated in Southern Ohio* under this name. We 

 append Mr. Ernst's descriptions. Fruit, large, globular, flattened at base, 

 slightly ribbed; lemon yellow, slight blush in sun, numerous light and 

 dark specks; calyx, closed; basin, ribbed; stem, long, slender; cavity, 

 deep ; core, open ; seeds, small ; flesh, whitish yellow, breaking, juicy, 

 slightly sub-acid. October, November. 



Sweet Bellflower of Wyandott County. 

 Fruit, large, globular, slightly conical : light yellow, dark cloudy flakes 

 and reddish specks; stem, short; calyx, large, partly closed; basin, shal- 

 low ; core, small, compact ; seeds, small ; flesh, white, tender, sweet. No- 

 vember, December. There is also a Sweet Gilliflower, which closely re- 

 seiThbles this, and may prove identical. 



Sweet Fall Pippin. 



From Westchester Co., N. Y. Tree, vigorous, productive. Fruit, large, 

 oblate ; skin, greenish yellow, slightly sprinkled with brown dots ; stalk, 

 short, in a large cavity ; calyx, closed, in a very shallow basin ; flesh, 

 juicy, sweet, and rich, October, November. 



Sweet Pippin. 

 Moore's Sweeeting, | Eed Sweet Pippin, of Indiana^ \ Pound Sweet, of some. West. 

 Fruit, medium to large, round, flattened ; yellow striped and mostly 

 covered with red, white bloom ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, closed ; 

 basin, broad ; core, small ; flesh, firm, rather dry, sweet, good baking. 

 December to February. There is also a Sweet Pippin grown in South 

 Ohio, which is globular, pale green, tender, juicy, open texture, sweet. 

 Early Winter. 



Sweet Vandervere. 

 Sweet Eedstreak, | Sweet Harvey. 

 Origin, unknown. Tree, of crooked growth ; a profuse bearer. Fruit, 

 medium size, oblong, slightly conic, obscurely angular, sometimes nearly 



