150 AUTUMN APPLES. 



Kam. {Sijn. Cane, Cain.) Size, medium ; roundish 

 oblate, ofien obscurely conical, regular; surface fair and 

 beautiful, highly polished, indistinctly striped with bril- 

 liant light crimsoc, gradually merging into delicate blush 

 color on the shaded part ; stalk often very short, cavity 

 acute, narrow ; basin regular ; flesh yellowish white, with 

 a pleasant, good flavor. Hardly of the highest quality, 

 but much admired for its beauty. A native of Kent Co., 

 Delaware. 



Kenrick's Autumn. Large, roundish, flattened at base ; 

 bright red on a pale yellowish green ground ; stalk long ; 

 flesh a little stained with red, sprightly, sub-acid, second 

 or third rate. Early autumn. 



Kerry Pippin. Medium in size, oval, yellow streaked with 

 red; staik with a projection on one side at the insertion; 

 flesh yellow, tender, cri.-p. A third rate fruit. Irish. 



Kilham Hill. Rather large, roundish, slightly conical, 

 somewhat ribbed ; striped with red on light yellow, 

 stripes often obscure ; flavor good at first, but becomes 

 dry and worthless. Early autumn. Fair and productive. 

 Essex county, Mass. 



King of the Pippins. Medium size, roundish-oblate, ob- 

 scurely conical ; striped rich yellowish red ; stalk one 

 inch long, cavity shallow ; calyx large, basin deep, even ; 

 flesh, firm, sub-acid, second rate in flavor. Growth 

 upright ; tree productive. Late autumn. Admired in. 

 England, unsuccessful here. 



Late Strawberry. {Syyi. Strawberry, Autumn Strawber- 

 ry.) Size medium ; roundish, slightly conical, sometimes 

 faintly ribbed ; nearly whole surface with small broken 

 streaks of light and dark red ; stalk slender, about an 

 inch long ; basin ribbed ; flesh yellowish white, slightly 

 fibrous, very tender and juicy, with a fine, very agreeable, 

 sub-acid flavor. Young trees of remarkable thrifty growth, 

 leaves sharply serrate, which at once distinguishes them 

 from the crenate loaves of the Early Strawberry. Ripens 

 early in autumn, and often keeps till winter. Ver}'^ pro- 

 ductive. One of the best early autumn apples. Fig. 147. 



