248 Apples. 



green, becoming greenish yellow, always fair, a dull brown blush 

 to the sun ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long ; basin rather 

 small, often slightly russeted ; flesh yellow a rich yellow if much 

 exposed to the sun, and whitish yellow or greenish white if much 

 shaded tender, juicy, with a rich rather acid flavor. Growth 

 strong, young trees crooked or oblique, shoots rather spreading, 

 leaves sharp serrate ; very productive, single trees sometimes 

 yielding forty bushels of fair fruit in favorable years, and orchards 

 500 bushels per acre. Fine in New England and New York. 

 Tender far west. 



Roman Stem. Medium in size, round ovate ; whitish yellow, with a 

 faint brownish blush ; stalk one-half to three-fourths of an inch 

 long, with a fleshy protuberance at insertion ; cavity shallow ; 

 basin narrow, slightly plaited ; flesh tender, juicy, mild sub-acid, 

 good second-rate flavor. Keeps through winter. A New Jersey 

 fruit which succeeds well throughout the Ohio Valley and Middle 

 States. Hardy far west. 



ROXBURY RUSSET. (Boston Russet, Putnam Russet of Ohio) 

 Medium or large, roundish-oblate, remotely conical ; partly or 

 wholly covered with rather rough russet on greenish yellow 

 ground, sometimes a dull brown cheek ; stalk one-half fo an inch 

 long, cavity acute ; basin round, moderate ; flesh greenish white, 

 rather granular, slightly crisp, with a good sub-acid flavor. Keeps 

 late in spring. Large specimens become conical, with short thick 

 stalks ; small specimens are more flat, and with longer and more 

 slender stalks. Growth spreading, shoots downy. Although not 

 of the highest flavor, its productiveness, uniformly fair fruit, and 

 long keeping, render this variety one of the most profitable for 

 orchard culture. It succeeds well throughout the Northern 

 States, but partially fails in a few localities at the West. 



SWAAR. Rather large, roundish, slightly flattened at the ends, often 

 considerably oblate, sides regularly rounded, crown as wide as base ; 

 color greenish yellow becoming a rich yellow, sometimes faintly 

 russeted, and a small blush near the base, when much exposed 

 to the sun ; stalk rather slender, three-fourths of an inch long, 

 cavity round, moderate, or often small ; basin small, even ; flesh 

 yellowish, fine grained, compact, tender, with a very rich, mild, 

 aromatic, agreeable, slightly sub-acid flavor. Esteemed by some 

 as the finest winter table apple. Ripens through winter and keeps 

 into, spring. Shoots ascending, buds large, leaves coarsely round- 

 ed serrate. Fruit apt to be scabby on old overloaded trees. Not 

 successful in all localities. 



Teivksbury Blush. (Tewksbury Winter Blush.) Small, round- 

 oblate ; yellow with a red cheek ; flesh yellow, juicy, with a good 

 flavor. Keeps till midsummer. Very productive. New Jersey. 



Virginia Greening. Large, oblate ; skin yellowish, with large brown 



