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THE APPLE. 



ish red. Flesh firm, mild subacid. 

 of its long keeping qualities. 



Good. Valuable mainly because 



Early Sweet Bough. 

 August Sweet. 



LARGE YELLOW BOUGH. 



Sweet Harvest. Bough. 



Washington, incorrectly. Sweet Bough. 



A native Apple, ripening in harvest time, and one of the first qua- 

 lity, only second as a dessert fruit to the Early Harvest. It is not so 

 much esteemed for the kitchen as the latter, as it is too sweet for pies 

 and sauce, but it is generally much admired for the table, and is worthy 

 of a place in every collection. 



Fruit above the middle size, and oblong ovate in form. Skin smooth, 

 pale greenish yellow. Stalk rather long, and the eye narrow and deep. 

 Flesh white, very tender and crisp when fully ripe, and with a rich, 

 sweet, sprightly flavor. Ripens from the middle of July to the tenth 

 of August. Tree moderately vigorous, bears abundantly, and forms a 

 round head. Young shoots grayish brown, very slightly downy. 



LARUE'S BIG GREEN. 



Origin, Hardin Co., Ky. 



Fruit very large, yellow. Flesh vinous, sprightly subacid. 

 ruary, March. Superior for cooking. (Ky. Hort. Soc. Trans.) 



Feb- 



Late Strawberry. 



LATE STRAWBERRY. 

 Autumn Strawberry. 



Origin, Aurora, N". Y., on lands formerly owned by Judge Phelps. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, hardy. Young wood smooth, reddish 

 brown, a regular and early bearer. 



