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when "budded, from a disposition to make dwarf spur- 

 like branches, rather than upright limbs. Fruit medium- 

 sized, long, large about the base, sharpening toward the eye ; 

 color green, clouded and black speckled; flesh tender, 

 melting ; flavor rich, inclined to sweet, and very fine. 

 Ripens from December to March. 



20. RED SWEET PIPPIN. Tree handsome, round-topped, 

 but rather spreading ; wood strong, and vigorous growth, 

 ripens early ; tree very healthy, apt to grow with very 

 smooth bark affording little shelter for insects; bears 

 young, every year and abundantly. Works well in the 

 nursery either by grafting on the root, or by budding. 

 Fruit medium size inclining to large ; color red with grey 

 stripes on the shaded side ; flesh breaking and firm ; flavor 

 sweet and rich. It bakes well, is good for pies, eats well, 

 ami its kitchen and table qualities combined make it a 

 desirable fruit. Ripe from December to April. 



27. PRYOR'S RED. Tree upright; wood slow growing, 

 slender, and the branches full of small wood, healthy, not 

 subject to frost : blight ; comes very late into bearing, 

 requiring ten or twelve years for full bearing ; bears only 

 moderate crops; every year. Difficult to work in the 

 nursery, but does better by grafting on the root than by 

 budding. Fruit above medium size ; color, red dotted 

 with white specks; the whole surface covered with slight 

 bloom ; flesh melting ; flavor very rich and high, and by 

 some thought to be even richer than the golden russet. If 

 this apple only grew on the Vanderveer pippin tree, it would 

 requiiv nothing more to render it perfect. Ripens from 

 December to March. Its keeping properties are more 

 in danger from the teeth than from ordinary decay. A very 

 salable and popular apple, which, when once had, none 

 would consent to lose. It is unknown in New England and 

 N ew York except by description ; and is not even described 

 by Downing, and but little more than mentioned by Ken- 

 rick. 



