308 APPLES. 



Sweet Pepka. Small, oblong-conic, angular ; yellowish white ; 

 cavity regular, narrow ; stem short ; basin wide, shallow, wrin- 

 kled ; flesh white, juicy, fine-grained, sweet, quality fair. Au- 

 tumn. Fig. 356. Russian. 



Tifft Sweet. Medium in size, flat; greenish yellow with rus- 

 set network and a warm, light brown cheek ; stalk one inch long ; 

 cavity wide, obtuse ; flesh yellowish, rich, sweet, fine in flavor. 

 A light bearer. New England. 



CLASS II. WITH MORE OR LESS ACIDITY. 

 Section J. Striped with red. 



Alexander. Very large, oblate, inclined to conic, regular ; streaked 

 with bright red on greenish-yellow; stalk small, cavity rather 

 deep ; calyx large, basin deep, even ; flesh rather crisp, sub-acid, 

 good ; a coarse sort, only for cooking. A moderate or poor bearer. 

 Late autumn. Very showy, its chief recommendation. Russian. 



Beauty of Kent. Very large, rounding, somewhat flattish-conical, 

 fair, smooth, and rather obtuse ; nearly the whole surface striped 

 with rich purplish red ; stalk three-fourths to an inch and a half 

 long, slender; cavity acuminate; calyx small, basin deep, nar- 

 row ; flesh tender, slightly sub-acid, of rather poor flavor. One 

 of the most beautiful and magnificent in appearance of all apples, 

 but of little or no value, except for cooking. Late autumn. 

 Growth strong and upright, shoots dark. English. 



Bonum. Large, oblate ; red ; basin cavity shallow ; stem medium 

 length; flesh yellow, sub-acid, rich, delicious. An early and 

 abundant bearer. North Carolina. 



Buckingham.* (Bachelor, Equinetely, Fall Queen of Kentucky, 

 Kentucky Queen.) Medium to large, oblate, inclining to conic ; 

 striped, shaded and splashed with crimson on greenish yellow, 

 with many light brown dots ; cavity large ; stalk short ; basin 

 wide and deep, somewhat furrowed ; flesh yellowish, tender, 

 breaking, mild sub-acid, very good in quality. Late autumn and 

 early winter. A popular and profitable sort in the southwestern 

 States. Tree hardy and healthy, and moderately productive, 

 forming a round-headed top. Virginia. Fig. 383. 



Carnation. W. N. White, of Georgia, gives the following descrip- 

 tion of this apple : Medium size ; a delicious, sub-acid apple, fully 

 first rate ; dark red, splashed with russet ; flesh white, brittle, and 

 very juicy ; both stalk and calyx are sunk in deep depressions ; 

 no autumn apple is superior. Ripe August loth. 



Chenango Strawberry.* (Frank, Buckley, Jackson, Sherwood's 

 Favorite, Strawberry.) Rather large, oblong-conic, angular; 

 striped and splashed with light crimson on whitish yellow ground ; 

 cavity narrow and deep ; basin narrow ; flesh white, very tender, 

 with a pleasant, mild, sub-acid flavor. September, October. 

 Growth upright, vigorous, shoots light colored. Origin, Chenango 

 County, N. Y. An excellent dessert or market variety. 



