158 THE APPLE. 





 SPRING PIPPIN. 



Springport Pippin. 



Tree, unproductive, upright, thrifty. Fruit, above medium, roundish ; 

 yellowish green, with few scattered minute dots ; calyx, closed ; stem, 

 short ; flesh, crisp, sprightly, sub-acid. Dec. to May. 



STANARD. 



r Stanard's Seedling. 



From Erie Co., N. Y. Tree, productive. Fruit, large, roundish ; yellow, 

 overspread with red ; stem, short ; cavity, open ; calyx, closed ; basin, rib- 

 bed ; core, small ; seeds, ovate pointed ; flesh, yellowish, coarse, juicy, 

 acid; not quite ''very good." .Nov. to Feb. 



ST. LAWRENCE. 



Montreal. 



From Canada. Fruit, large, roundish, flattened ; pale yellow, striped 

 and splashed with red and deep crimson ; stem, short ; cavity, open, deep ; 

 calyx, closed ; basin, slightly furrowed ; core, large ; seeds, small ; flesh, 

 white, fine grained, tender, juicy, sharp sub-acid ; " very good." Sept. 

 to Oct. 



STROAT. 



The Dutch name for Street, where the original tree is said to have 

 grown. Fruit, above medium, roundish conical; yellowish green; stem, 

 short ; cavity, shallow ; basin, small ; flesh, yellow, tender, brisk sub-acid. 

 Sep. to Nov. 



STRIPED PEARMAIN. 



Large Striped Pearmain, | Snorter. 



Grown in Ky., from whence we have received fruit. We copy descrip- 

 tion from Mr. Ernst's manuscript. Fruit, medium to large, globular, 

 slightly flattened ; yellow striped and blended with two shades of red ; 

 calyx, small, closed ; basin, shallow ; stem, short, slender ; core, open ; 

 seeds, large ; flesh, yellow, tender, juicy, sub-acid. Dec. to Feb. 



SUMMER SWEET PARADISE. 



From Columbia Co., Pa. Tree, abundant, early bearer, spreading 

 shoots. Fruit, large, roundish, oblong, flattened at ends ; pale green, yellow 

 in sun, dark russet marblings and gray dots ; stem, short ; cavity, deep, 

 oft russeted ; calyx, with coarse segments partially closed ; basin, deep ; 

 core, small; seeds, ovate pointed ; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, juicy, 

 sweet; "very good." Sep. 



SUMMER QUEEN. 



Lancaster Queen. 



Extensively grown, profitable in some sections of Ohio ; in Michigan 



