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low, striped and splashed with red, and small rough dots ; stem, short ; 

 cavity, deep ; calyx, small ; basin, medium, regular ; core, medium ; seeds, 

 long ovate ; flesh, yellow, juicy, mild sub-acid ; not quite " very good." 

 November to January. 



FATHER ABRAHAM. 



From Virginia ; considerably grown in Kentucky. We copy Coxe's 

 description : " Small, flat, red, little yellow, spots and blotches of darker 

 red; texture, thin, tender; flesh, white, tinged with red next the sun, 

 juicy, agreeable. Early winter. Keeps till April." 



FERDINAND. 



Native South Carolina. Tree, moderately vigorous, upright; fruit, 

 large, oblate, irregular, pale greenish yellow ; stem, thick ; calyx, open ; 

 basin, shallow; flesh, yellowish, tender. November to March. New. 

 (Wm. Sumner in Hort.) 



FLEINER. 



Foreign. Tree, great bearer, growth upright; fruit, medium, oblong, 

 lemon yellow, red cheek; flesh, white, tender, sub-acid ;" good." Sep- 

 tember and October. Productiveness it& chief merit 



FRANKLIN GOLDEN PIPPIN. 



j.ree, upright, vigorous, early annual bearer ; fruit, medium, roundish 

 ovate, conical, pale light greenish yellow, interlined with fine whitish net 

 work, few russet dots ; stem, slender ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small, closed ; 

 basin, narrow, slightly plaited ; flesh, crisp, juicy ; " very good." October. 



FRENCH'S SWEET. 



The seedling trees are still standing in Braintree, Mass. Large, round 

 ovate, green, inclining to a yellow when fully ripe, great bearer, highly 

 perfumed ; flesh, firm. Kipe October and November, and will keep till 

 January or February. Richest baking I know. (B. V. French, Ms.) 



FRONCLIN. 



Native of Lancaster Co., Pa. Tree, rapid grower, great bearer ; fruit, 

 medium, regular, round ; bright red ; flesh, yellowish, acid, vinous. New 

 (Pom. Trans.) 



FLUSHING SPITZENBERG. 



American. Tree, vigorous, strong brown shoots ; fruit, medium, roundish, 

 slightly conical, greenish yellow, mostly covered with warm yellowish red, 

 russet dots, with suffused fawn shade surrounding ; stem, slender ; cavity, 

 narrow ; calyx, small ; basin, shallow ; core, rather large ; flesh, white, tinged 



