APPLES. 77 



EVENING PARTY. 



Origin Berks Co., Pa. Fruit small or medium, oblate, slightly 

 inclining to oval. Skin yellow chiefly, shaded and sometimes 



Evening Party. 



striped with red. Stem short, inserted in a round, deep cavity, 

 sometimes russeted. Calyx closed, basin large. Flesh juicy, 

 tender, crisp, with a brisk saccharine, somewhat vinous, aro- 

 matic flavour, an excellent dessert fruit. December and 

 January. 



FALL QUEEN OF KY. 

 "Winter Queen. Ladies' Favourite of Tenn. 



Origin uncertain, much grown at the South and South-west, 

 where it is highly esteemed. 



Tree very vigorous, upright, an early and abundant bearer. 



Fruit large, oblate inclining to conic, slightly oblique, angular. 

 Skin yellow, striped and marbled with crimson, and thickly 

 sprinkled with brown and whitish dots. Stalk short, inserted in a 

 broad, deep russeted cavity. Calyx large, partially closed, set in a 

 large open basin. Flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, juicy, with a 

 sprightly mild sub-acid flavour. January to March. 



FALL PIPPIN. Coxe. Floy. 



The Fall Pippin is, we think, decidedly an American variety, 

 Thompson and Lindley to the contrary, notwithstanding. It is, 



