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ing ; early good bearer ; profitable orchard sort West ; succeeding finely 

 in most soils. Fruit, medium to large, flat, greenish yellow, with stripes 

 and splashes of bright red and large russet specks ; stem, long, slender, 

 inclining to one side ; cavity, wide ; calyx, small ; basin, broad ; core, 

 medium ; seeds, abundant, purplish brown ; flesh, white, tender, juicy ; 

 " very good." November to April. 



DUTCHESS. 



'Dutchess of Oldenburgh. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, with dark, upright shoots, moderate bearer ; 

 valued for cooking. Fruit, medium to large, roundish flattened, light red 

 striped and splashed on yellow ; stem, short ; cavity, acuminate ; basin, 

 deep ; flesh, yellowish white, sharp sub-acid. August and September. 



EMPEROR. 



Dickson's Emperor. 



From Scotland. New. Fruit, large, irregular, slightly ribbed ; yellow, 

 with dashes of carmine red, and minute specks of straw color; dull red 

 cheek in sun; stem, short; calyx, large; basin, deep, irregular; core, 

 small ; flesh, yellowish white, juicy ; "very good." November to January. 



EARLY PENNOCK. 



Shakers' Yellow, I August Apple, 

 Indian Queen ? | New Jersey Red Streak? 

 Warren Pennock. 



This is probably an old Eastern variety so changed by our "Western 

 soils as not to be recognized. It was distributed West from Harrison or 

 Belmont Counties, Ohio. Trees, thrifty, hardy, early prolific bearers of 

 fruit, rather below second rate quality ; fruit, large, roundish, tapering to 

 the eye; greenish yellow, blotched and streaked with lively red; stem, 

 long; cavity, deep, irregular; flesh, yellowish white, juicy, sub-acid. 

 August. Resembles, but is distinct from, Summer Queen. 



ENGLISH GOLDEN RUSSET. 



Golden Russet, of New York. 



Foreign. Growth, irregular ; fruit, medium, roundish, russet on yellow ; 

 stem, slender ; flesh, fine grained, crisp ; nearly " best." December to 

 March. 



ENGLISH SWEETING. 



Ramsdell's Sweeting, I Ramsdell's Red Pumpkin Sweet, 

 Ramdell's Sweet, | Red Pumpkin Sweet, 



Avery Sweeting. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, upright, early prolific bearer ; fruit, medium 

 to large, oblong, tapering to the eye, green and rough in shade, dark red 

 dotted with fawn specks, and with a blue bloom in sun; stem, short; 

 cavity, narrow, angular, often a fleshy knob; calyx, with short stiff seg- 

 ments; basin, round, regular; core, long ovate; seeds, imperfect; flesh, 

 yellowish white, sweet ; " very good,' October to February. 



