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Fruit medium, oblate, yellow shaded with rich crimson over the 

 whole surface. Flesh white, tender, juicy, pleasant, subacid, slightly 

 aromatic. Good to very good. September and October. 



CHESTATEE. 



A Southern fruit of unknown origin. Tree vigorous, upright, spread- 

 ing. Wood smooth, reddish gray, with very small reddish buds. 



Fruit medium, oblate inclining to conic, pale yellow with a slight 

 blush in the sun. Flesh whitish, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid. Good. 

 November. 



CHESTER. 

 Chester Eed Streak. 

 Origin, Chester Co., Pa. 



Fruit medium, oblate, whitish yellow, sometimes with a sunny 

 cheek and sprinkled with carmine dots. Flesh white, tender, juicy, 

 pleasant, subacid, aromatic. Good. November to December. 



CHESTER PEARMAIN. 



An English dessert Apple. Tree hardy, free grower, attaining a con- 

 siderable size, good bearer. 



Fruit medium, oblate, conical, pale yellow, striped with crimson in 

 the sun, some russet. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy. Second- 

 rate. October to December. (Hogg.) 



CHESTER SPITZENBERG. 



A Pennsylvania Apple. Tree a good grower and productive. Young 

 wood dark dull reddish brown, very stout. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to oblate, yellowish, splashed and 

 striped nearly over the whole surface with light and dark red. Flesh 

 yellowish, rather compact, moderately juicy, subacid, slightly aromatic. 

 Good. February to April. 



CHESTOA. 

 Rabbit's Head. 

 A Southern variety. 



Fruit large, elongated conical, irregular at apex end, deep rich 

 yellow, striped, splashed and shaded with red, and with many minute 

 dark specks. Flesh whitish, crisp, juicy, rather rich, vinous, aromatic. 

 Yery good. November to March. 



CHIEF GOOD. 

 Summum Bonum. 



From Kentucky, near Louisville. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish, flattened at base, light yellow, 

 streaked and mottled with red. Flesh white, tender, juicy, subacid, aro- 

 matic. September, October. (Elliott.) 



CHRISTIANA. 



Origin, on the premises of John K. Brinckle, near Wilmington, Del. 

 Fruit medium, oblate, splashes and stripes of rich crimson red over a 



