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Hardy Apples. — Siberians. 



long, closed ; calyx reflexed ; cavity medium, wavy ; stem very long, slen- 

 der; core large, regular, closed, clasping the eye ; seeds numerous, plump, 

 brown ; flesh breaking, juicy ; flavor sub-acid. Use, ornamental and pre- 

 serving ; season, September. 



Hislop. — The large cut grown at St. Paul's ; the smaller at Rochester, 

 N.Y. Fruit globular, regular ; surface very smooth, dark red or yellow ; 

 dots small, fawn ; basin shallow, folded ; eye small, closed ; calyx short ; 

 cavity narrow, acute ; stem long, slender; core medium to large, round or 

 cordate, closed, meeting the eye ; seeds numerous, angular, or plump ; flesh 



Whitney's No. 14. Whitney's No. 20. 



breaking, juicy ; flavor acid. Use, market, ornament, and preserving ; sea- 

 son, September to November. 



Whitney'' s Seedling, No. 14. — Fruit larger than Hislop, ovate-oblong; 

 surface smooth, light yellow ; stem very long ; flesh yellow, very firm, juicy, 

 rich crab-flavor, thought to be the best of the family. Season, September. 



No. 20. — Fruit ovate, larger than Transcendent ; surf-ice smooth, yellow, 

 striped, and, when exposed to the sun, two-thirds covered with red ; flesh 

 yellow, crisp, juicy ; quality pretty good for eating, fine for early tarts. 

 Ripens fourteen days before the large yellow. 



