122 THE APPLE. 



properties. Fruit, medium, oblate irregular; skin, deep red; flesh, whit* 

 ish, crisp, tender, juicy, with a brisk acid flavor. January to April. 

 (Downing.) 



AMERICAN BEAUTY. 



Sterling Beauty. 



Origin, Sterling, Mass., received from 0. V. Hills. Tree, vigorous and 

 productive. Fruit, above medium, globular, somewhat elongated ; color, 

 chiefly deep red, thickly dotted with light gray ; stalk, medium, inserted in 

 a rather deep, round cavity : calyx, closed ; basin, broad and shallow ; 

 flesh, white, crisp, and juicy, with a sweet, rich, vinous flavor. Decembe: 

 to April. (Downing.) 



ANGLO AMERICAN. 



From Canada West. Tree, strong grower, productive. Fruit, medium, 

 roundish conical, slightly angular ; yellowish, marbled, striped and splashed 

 with bright red ; stem, slender ; cavity medium, a little russeted ; calyx, 

 large, open; basin, uneven; flesh, white, very tender, juicy, sweet, slightly 

 aromatic, excellent ; core, medium. August to September. 



ASHMORE. 



Bed Ashmore, | Fall Wine, erroneouety. 

 Striped Ashmore. 



American. A desirable variety, deserving attention. Fruit, above me- 

 dium, regular roundish, slightly conical, few white dots, bright clear led ; 

 short, slender stem ; deep cavity ; calyx, small, closed ; deep, regular 

 basin ; core, large ; capsules hollow ; seeds, plump ; flesh, white, crisp, ten- 

 der, juicy, sub-acid, sprightly. September and October. The Black Van- 

 dervere, a third rate fruit, is sometimes grown as this variety. The true 

 Ashmore is one of the most showy and desirable market sorts in the South- 

 western States. 



ASHLAND. 



American. Fruit, medium, roundish flattened, slightly conical, dull 

 greenish yellow, striped and splashed with dull red mingled with bluish 

 gray, and large russet dots ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, sweet, dry ; 

 hardly " very good ;" stem, short ; cavity, narrow, deep ; calyx, small ; 

 basin, shallow; core, small ; seeds, ovate flattened. November to January. 



AROMATIC CAROLINA. 



From South Carolina. " Tree, spreading, pendent, short fruit wood, 

 abrupt terminal buds. Fruit, large, oblate conical, pale red, slightly 

 streaked ; heavy bloom ; wide basin ; open calyx ; flesh, tender, melting, 

 aromatic. July. Abundant bearer." (Wm. Sumner, in Hort.) 



AUNT'S APPLE. 



Fruit, medium to large, ovate flattened, light yellow, streaked with red, 

 radiating from stem, which is short, stout; cavity, open, broad, russeted 

 caljx, closed; basin, finely folded; flesh, yellow, breaking, sub-acid, musk} 

 perfume, juicy; "very good;" core, medium. November to January, 



AUNT HANNAH. 



From Massachusetts Fruit, medium, roundish, light yellow; flesh 

 tender, crisp, sub-acid; 'very good." Winter. 



