1 6 DESCRIPTIONS 



Order II. Breadth greater than the height. 

 A. Ends equal or subequal. 



5. EARLY HARVEST (Thompson). 



Print's HarvMt. Early French Reinette, CoxE. July Pippin, Hot. Yellow Harvest, Large White Juntating. 



Tart Bough. 



Fruit round and large, circular. Color yellow. Depressions shallow, especially tlie crown ; 



the basal depression embraces a stem about half an inch long. Flesh white, tender, juicy, 



subacid and agreeable. 



This is one of the best American apples for the table, and for cooking. It ripens in 

 July (by tlie first in tiie lower counties of New-York, and by the middle in New-England) , 

 and continues in use till near tlie middle of August. 



6. OSLIN. 



Arbroath Pippin, Forsyth. 

 Fruit of the medium size, depressed, circular. Color lemon-yellow, mingled with bright 

 green. Depression shallow ; the crown plaited prominently. Stem short and thick. Flesh 

 yellowish and crisp, juicy and spicy. 

 Apple of Scotch origin, ripening in August. 



7. HIGH-TOP SWEETING (Old Plymouth Colony). 



Summer Siceet, Marietta, Ohio. pj«, 5. 



Fruit of the medium size or rather less, circu- 

 lar, fair. Color yellowish green, spattered 

 with white dots. Stem slender and rather 

 long, and set in a deep basin. Calyx closed, 

 and set in a shallow depression. Flesh sweet, 

 tender, juicy, free from astringency. 

 Tree thrifty and upriglit. Ripens from the 



middle of July to August. It is regarded with 



favor both at the East and West. 



