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the sun, few dark gray dots. Stalk short, stout. Calyx closed. Flesh 

 yellowish, crisp, juicy, subacid. Good. Core large. October. 



PUMPKIN RUSSET. 



Sweet Russet. Pumpkin Sweet. Flint Russet. 



York Russet. 



Origin unknown. Trees large and spreading. 



Fruit large, round. Flesh pale yellowish green, slightly covered 

 with russet. Stalk long, set in a wide, shallow cavity. Eye narrow, 

 slightly sunk. Flesh exceedingly rich and sweet. Good. September 

 to January. 



PUMPKIN SWEET. 

 Vermont Pumpkin Sweet. Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet. Pound Sweet. 



A very large sweet Apple, which we received from Mr. S. Lyman, 

 of Manchester, Conn. It is, perhaps, inferior to the Jersey Sweet or 

 the Summer Sweet Paradise for the table, but is a very valuable apple 

 for baking, and deserves a place on this account in every orchard. Tree 

 upright, spreading. Young wood brown. 



Fruit very large, roundish, more or less furrowed or ribbed, espe- 

 cially near the stalk. Color pale green, with obscure whitish streaks 

 near the stalk, and numerous white dots near the eye, sometimes becom- 

 ing a little yellow next the sun. Flesh white, very sweet, but not very 

 juicy. Good. September to December. 



There is also in Connecticut and Massachusetts another Pumpkin 

 Sweet, the tree of which is a strong, upright grower, and very produc- 

 tive. Young wood reddish brown, slightly downy. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, rich yellow, frequently with consider- 

 able russet. Flesh yellowish white, breaking, rich, sugary, sweet, ripen- 

 ing in September and October. Yery valuable for baking or stock feed- 

 ing. 



There are also several other Apples under the name of Pumpkin 

 Sweet, but we consider the two above described as the best we have 

 known. 



PUSHMATAHA. 

 Sloan's Seedling. 



Originated near Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tree stout, upright, moderately 

 spreading head, early and abundant bearer. Young shoots grayish, 

 downy at end. 



Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, inclining to conic, pale yel- 

 low, shaded, splashed, and striped with rich red, few brown dots. Stalk 

 medium, slender. Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish white, juicy, mild, 

 pleasant subacid. Good. Core small. November to January. 



PUTNAM HARVEY. 



Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, greenish, with patches of 

 russet. Flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid. August, September. 

 (Elliott.) 



