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THE APPLE. 



light yellow, splashed, striped, and shaded with crimson and thickly 

 sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk very short. Cavity russeted. Calyx 

 nearly closed. Basin abrupt. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, mild sub- 

 acid. Almost very good. November, December. 



ENGLISH GRANAT REINETTE. 

 Pomme Granate. 



Hogg describes this as a first-rate German dessert Apple. Tree a 

 medium grower and great bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, lemon yellow, two-thirds over- 

 washed and striped with crimson. Flesh yellowish white, very fine, 

 firm, crisp, juicy, very rich vinous, aromatic. December to March. 



ENGLISH REINETTE. 

 Reinette d'Angleterre. 



This is distinct from Grosse Reinette d'Angleterre, or from English 

 Golden Pippin. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conical, slightly ribbed, yellow 

 shaded, marbled, and indistinctly splashed on the sunny side with light 

 crimson. Stalk rather long. Calyx open. Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, 

 with a rather rich brisk subacid. Very good. December, January. 



English Busset. 



ENGLISH RUSSET. 

 Poughkeepsie Russet. Po'keepsie Russet. 



The English Russet is a valuable, long-keeping variety, extensively 

 cultivated, and well known by this name, but which we have not been 

 able to identify with any English sort. It is not fit for use until Feb- 



