THE APPLE. 75 



ALLEN'S CHOICE. 



Origin, Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, oblate, sides unequal, yel- 

 low, mostly shaded, and striped with red. Flesh white, stained with 

 red, coarse, crisp, juicy, aromatic. " Good." January. 



ALLEN'S PIPPIN. 



Origin, Chatham, N. C. Tree upright, productive. Fruit medium, 

 oblate, greenish-yellow. Flesh whitish, tender, mild, subacid. Good. 

 October to December. 



ALL-HALLOWS. 



Origin from seed by Richard H. Graves, Ireland. Fruit medium, 

 roundish, handsome. Flesh tender, juicy, very pleasant. October and 

 November. A new variety, not yet fully tested in this country. 



ALL-SUMMER. 



Origin, Lancaster Co., Pa. Tree slow growth, spreading, an annual 

 bearer, and very productive. Fruit small, oblate, greenish waxy yellow, 

 slight tinge of red in sun. Stalk slender. Calyx small, closed. Flesh 

 white, tender, pleasant. Almost " very good." July and August. 



ALLUM. 

 Hallum. Rockinghaxn Red. 



Much grown in northern N. Carolina ; valuable chiefly because of 

 its productiveness and for its keeping properties. Fruit medium, oblate, 

 irregular, deep red. Flesh whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, with a brisk 

 acid flavor. Good. January to April. 



ALSACE. 



Origin, Alsace Township, Pa. Fruit medium, conical, whitish-yel- 

 low, blush in sun. Flesh whitish, juicy, pleasant. " Good." January 

 to March. (Pa. Hort.) 



AMELIA. 



Of European origin. Fruit medium, roundish, conical, pale yellow, 

 shaded, and obscurely splashed with two shades of crimson. Flesh 

 whitish, firm, tender, juicy, mild subacid. Good. January and Febru- 

 ary. 



AMERICAN BEAUTY. 

 Sterling Beauty. Beauty of America. 



Origin, Sterling, Mass. Tree vigorous, productive, an annual bearer. 

 Wood dull reddish brown, slightly downy. 



Fruit large, form roundish, slightly inclining to conic, obscurely 

 ribbed. Color a yellow ground mostly covered with red, which is quite 

 dark in the sun, thickly sprinkled with small light and brown dots. Stalk 

 rather short, somewhat slender. Cavity medium, with russet, the rays of 

 which sometimes extend out over a portion of the fruit. Calyx small, 



