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THE APPLE. 



EARLY CHANDLER. 



Fruit medium or small, roundish. Skin mostly shaded and 

 striped with fine red on yellow ground. Stem short, in a regular 

 cavity. Calyx closed, in a large basin. Flesh yellowish, tender, 

 juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. Fine for cooking, too 

 acid for eating. August. 



EARLY LONG STEM ? 



Early Spice. 



Origin unknown. Specimens received from Henry Avery, 

 Burlington, Iowa. 



Fruit small, oblong, conical, slightly ribbed. Skin greenish 

 yellow. Stem long, slender, in a large cavity, slightly russeted. 

 Calyx closed, basin shallow, corrugated. Flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, slightly aromatic, subacid. August. 



EARLY STRAWBERRY APPLE. 



American Red Juneating? 



Red Juneating, erroneously, of some American gardens. 



A beautiful variety, which is said to have originated in the 

 neighbourhood of New- York, and appears in the markets there 

 from July till September. It is quite distinct from the Early 

 Ked Margaret, which has no fragrance, and a short stem 



Fruit round- 

 ish, narrowing 

 towards the eye. 

 Skin smooth and 

 fair, finely striped 

 and stained with 

 bright and dark 

 red, on a yellow- 

 ish white ground. 

 Stalk an inch 

 and a half long, 

 rather slender 

 and uneven, in- 

 serted in a deep 

 cavity. Calyx 

 rather small, in a 

 shallow, narrow 

 basin. Flesh 



white, slightly 

 tinged with red 

 next the skin, 

 tender, subacid, 

 and very spright- 

 ly and brisk in Early Strawberry. 

 flavour, with an agreeable aroma. 



