558 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



LXIII. Smokehouse. 



The Smokehouse, (fig. 29,) is another Pennsylvania apple, 

 introduced into the late Mr. Manning's collection upwards of 

 twenty years ago. He received the scions from Mr. J. B. 

 Garber of Lancaster, an amateur cultivator, who has been 

 instrumental in making known several new fruits. It is very 

 little known, however, out of its native State, where it is 

 considered a very delicious fruit. 



Mr. Elliot makes this a synonym of the Vandervere, but we 

 consider the two entirely distinct. There are several apples 



29. THE SMOKEHOnSE. 



called Yandervere, but the true New York Vandervere is not 

 the Smokehouse. 



When well cultivated it is a large and very handsome ap- 

 ple, well deserving the attention of orchardists. It has not 

 yet been tried in New England, but we doubt not it would 

 do well. 



Size, large, three and a half inches broad and two and a 

 half deep : Form, roundish oblate, very regular, broad at the 

 crown : Skin, very fair, smooth, with a deep yellow ground, 

 indistinctly striped with bright red and crimson, and sparsely 

 dotted with very large yellow specks : Stein, medium length, 



