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rery tender, juicy, sweet, rich, high-flavored. September and October. 

 (Cole.) 



SUPERB. 



Origin, 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 ; u very good ;" core, small. November to February. 



SWEET BELLFLOWER. 



Better, 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- 

 sembles 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, | Red 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 Bedstreak, | Sweet Harvey. 



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

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



