DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Knowles' Early. 



A favorite early apple about Philadelphia. Origin sup- 

 posed to be Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 



Tree medium, thrifty, very productive, early bearer. 



Fruit small, conical, oblong, striped dull red on yellow. 



Basin shallow, plaited ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity acute, regular ; Stem medium to long. 



Flesh yellowish, very tender, juicy ; Flavor mild sub- 

 acid, aromatic, agreeable ; Quality good ; Use, table, 

 kitchen ; Season, July and Ausust. 



l<ong Island IV;irmaiii. [CW.J 



AUTUMN PEARMAIN, Thompson, according to Downing. WINTER PEAK- 

 MAIN, Western markets. 



An old variety found in all the early orchards of Ohio 

 and Indiana, that were within the influence of Silas Whar- 

 ton's nursery. A good, profitable variety that has been 

 overlooked in the rage for novelties. 



Tree large, spreading, very productive ; Fruit full me- 

 dium, round, elongated, tapering slightly from the base, 

 always truncated at the apex, regular; Surface smooth, 

 yellowish green, covered with dull red, and striped maroon ; 

 Dots numerous, minute, gray ; russet-veined towards the 

 base. 



Basin regular, wide, rather deep, slightly leather- 

 cracked ; Eye medium, open ; Segments long. 



Cavity rather wide ; Stem long. 



Core medium, heart-shaped, regular, closed, not clasp- 

 ing ; Seeds numerous, large, plump, brown ; Flesh yellow, 

 breaking, firm, not very juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic, 

 rich, agreeable ; Quality good ; Use, family and market ; 

 Season, November till March. 



Marston's Red Winter. 



As I have never seen this fruit, I again quote from 

 Downing : 



" I received this beautiful apple from Nathan Norton, 

 of Greenland, New Hampshire, who said the original tree 

 was more than a hundred years old, and still standing. 



" Tree hardy, of moderate growth, great bearer, and 

 keeps as well as Baldwin, and by many preferred to that 

 variety, and is a popular fruit in the neighborhood. 



