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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. Fig. 404. Origin, Perry, Wyoming Co., N. V. 



Bentley's Sweet. Rather large, roundish-cblong, 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. Virginia. 



Hartford Sweet. (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, valuable for its productiveness and long keeping. A 

 native of Hartford, Conn. 



Hockett's 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' Sweet.* 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. One of 

 the best winter sweet apples. A profuse bearer. Growth feeble. 

 Fig. 403. 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. 



Phillips' Sweet. Medium or large, roundish, slightly flattened and 

 conical, regular ; mottled red, yellow, and dark red ; flesh rich 

 yellow, tender, juicy, crisp, sweet. Very handsome ; resembles 

 Ladies' Sweeting, but more showy and not equal in flavor. 

 Early winter. Growth upright, vigorous. Central Ohio. ' 



Ramsdell's Sweet. (Ramsdell's Red Pumpkin Sweet.) Rather 

 large, oblong, obscurely conical, regular ; dark rich red, with 

 a blue bloom ; stalk short ; basin rather deep, even ; flesh yellow- 

 ish, tender, sweet, rich, good second quality. Tree vigorous, 

 upright, productive. Late autumn and early winter, Connecti- 

 cut. 



