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Fruit Culturist, in which all varieties are arranged into 

 three groups, i. e., summer, autumn and winter. Each 

 of these groups is again divided into sweet and sour 

 and these again into those that are striped and not 

 striped, as follows: 



Summer 



Sweet •< AT J- J. • 1 

 ( IS ot striped 



CI ( Striped 



Sour < ^r ^ J. ' 1 

 ( IS ot striped 



r Sweet \ |*7«f . , 

 L . \ I -Not striped 



Autumn-^ ) c^, . i ^ 



(^ ( Striped 



( Not striped 



Winter^ 



^ o , ( Striped 



( Not striped 

 ^ ( Striped 



( Not striped 



By the above arrangement one may trace the variety 

 to its description and name if too many varieties are 

 not grown in a given locality. 



Standard Varieties — In this list I shall only in- 

 clude those varieties that are especially desirable and 

 profitable in many sections of the country and especially 

 in New England and the northern Middle States. For 

 a more extended description of varieties I would refer 

 the reader to that valuable and complete work, Down- 

 ing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, the reports 

 and bulletins of the horticulturists of the numerous 

 experiment stations, the reports of the leading horticul- 

 tural societies, and especially that of the American 

 Pomological Society, in which the varieties most valu- 

 able in each locality are specified. 



SUMMER VARIETIES 



Red Astrachan — Large, flattened, beautifully col- 

 ored apple of Eussian origin. The flesh is very white, 



