THE APPLE. 145 



A beautiful sauce apple, with an agreeable acid. January and Feb- 

 ruary. Tree grows well and bears freely. 



DEVONSHIRE QUARRENDEN. 

 Bed Quarrenden. Sack Apple. 



An English fruit, scarcely of medium size, roundish, flattened, and 

 slightly narrowed at the eye. Skin rich deep crimson, with lighter 

 crimson, sprinkled with numerous green dots. Flesh nearly white, 

 crisp, juicy, with a pleasant subacid flavor. Good. Ripe during all 

 August and September. 



DEVONSHIRE QUEEN. 



Ronalds describes this as a favorite apple in the West of England. 

 Fruit rather large, roundish oblate, straw-colored, with bright red 

 stripes. Flesh juicy, high flavored, for table or sauce. 



DEVONSHIRE RED STREAK. 



Another old West of England fruit, which, when grown in the States, 

 becomes increased in size. 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, yellowish with many stripes of red, 

 few brown dots. Flesh yellow, tender, brisk, subacid. Good. Core 

 large, hollow. November, December. 



DEVONSHIRE WILDING. 



A cider Apple much valued in North Devon, England. Tree a strong 

 grower and free bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish, yellowish green. Flesh firm, sharp, acid. 



DIEL'S REINETTE. 



Reinette Diel. Diel Kernobst. 



This variety was raised by Van Mons. Tree strong, healthy, -vigor- 

 ous grower, and abundant bearer. 



Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, orange yellow at maturity, 

 with crimson and russety dots and spots. Flesh white, firm,, crisp, juicy 

 rich, spicy. December to March. 



DICKSON'S EMPEROR. 



From Scotland. 



Fruit large, slightly ribbed, yellow, with dashes of carmine, dull red 

 in sun. Flesh yellowish white, juicy. Good. November, January. 

 (Elliott.) 



DlCKSKILL. 



This Apple was first found among the Dutch, on the west end of Long 

 Island. It is valued where known for being an early and regular bearer,, 

 but is not an attractive market fruit. 



Fruit medium, oblate, greenish yellow, mostly covered, shaded and 

 splashed with dull red. Flesh whitish, crisp, juicy y tender, mild, almost 

 sweet, subacid. Good. November, December. 



DlETZER ROTHE MANDEL REINETTE. 



A German dessert Apple, which should bear the test of American 



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