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Winthrop Greening. Large, oblate, remotely conical, slightly rib- 

 bed, nearly regular; skin yellow, when ripe, with a little green, 

 sometimes a faint red shade to the sun ; stem short, cavity shal- 

 low, basm moderate ; flesh yellowish white, sub-acid, very good. 

 Mid-autumn. A valued sort in Maine. 



DIVISION III. WINTER APPLES. 

 CLASS I. SWEET APPLES. 



Section I. Striped with red. 



BAILEY SWEET. (Patterson Sweet, Edgerly Sweet.) Large, regu- 

 lar ovate, often slightly and sometimes considerably ribbed ; the 

 whole surface frequently a full bright red, in small, broken, indis- 

 tinct stripes and dots, on light ground; stalk slender, one inch 

 long ; cavity small, narrow, slightly ribbed ; basin small, plaited ; 

 flesh very tender, not juicy; flavor mild, rich, sweet; fine. Early 

 winter. Origin, Perry, Wyoming co., N. Y. 



Bentley^s Sweet. Rather large, roundish-oblong, striped and 

 blotched with red on yellow ground ; stalk in a deep, narrow 

 cavity, calyx large, open; basin deep; flesh rather coarse, firm, 

 of moderate quality. Keeps long. Va. 



Hartford Sweeting. (Spencer Sweeting.) Rather large, roundish, 

 slightly flattened ; striped with fine red on greenish yellow ground ; 

 stalk slender, cavity rather shallow, round ; calyx large, basin 

 shallow ; juicy, tender, rich, agreeable. Keeps through winter and 

 spring. Productive. Although hardly first-rate in quality, valu- 

 able for its productiveness andlong keeping. A native of Hart- 

 ford, Conn. 



Hocketfs Sweet. Large, roundish oblate, smooth ; lightly shaded 

 and obscurely striped with light dull red on a dull rich, yellow 

 skin ; flesh yellowish, coarse grained, somewhat crisp, compact, 

 with a very sweet and rather rich flavor. Early winter. North 

 Carolina. 



LADIES' SWEETING. Medium, roundish-ovate, apex narrow; striped 

 with red on pale yellow ground, a nearly uniform shade of fine 

 red to the sun ; faintly marbled or clouded with white over the 

 red, and cavity faintly rayed with white ; stalk short, cavity 

 small ; calyx and basin small ; tender, juicy, agreeable, fine. 

 Through winter and into spring. A profuse bearer. Growth fee- 

 ble. Newburgh, N. Y. 



MaveracK's Sweet. Large, roundish-oblate, approaching conical ; 

 striped and shaded with bright red on yellow skin ; stalk short, 

 cavity rather large ; calyx open ; flesh fine grained, tender, of 

 sweet, very good flavor. Early winter. South Carolina. 



