324 THE APPLE. 



grower, upright spreading. An early and abundant bearer. Young 

 shoots clear reddish brown. 



Fruit pretty large, rather above the middle size, and very smooth 

 and fair, roundish, a little narrowed towards the eye. Skin almost en- 

 tirely covered with deep crimson, with sometimes a little greenish yellow 

 in the shade, and occasionally a little russet near the stalk, and covered 

 with a pale white bloom. Stalk rather short and deeply inserted. Ca- 

 lyx partially closed, set in a slight basin, which is sometimes a little 

 irregular. Flesh quite white, crisp, moderately juicy, with an agreeable, 

 rich, acid flavor. Good to very good. Ripens from last of July to mid- 

 dle of August. 



RED AUTUMN CALVILLE. 



Calville Rouge d'Automne. Calville Rouge. 



Calville d'Automne. Pomme Violette. 



Erd Beere, or Strawberry of Switzerland. Rosseau, incorrectly. 



An old French Apple of unknown origin. Tree vigorous, productive. 

 Young wood dark reddish brown. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, deeply ribbed, pale yellowish, washed 

 and overspread with shades of rich dark, or very dark red. Flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, often stained with red, sprightly aromatic, subacid. Good. 

 September to December. An unprofitable variety. 



RED BELLE-FLEUR. 



Belle-Fleur. Striped Belle-Fleur. Belle-Fleur Rouge. Wigwam. 



A French variety, scarcely worth cultivation. 



Fruit large, regular, oblong conical, pale greenish yellow, but nearly 

 covered with red, striped with dark red. Flesh white, tender, of tol- 

 erably mild flavor, apt, to become mealy. Poor. November to Jan- 

 uary. 



RED CANADA. 



Old Nonsuch, of Mass. Poland. Richfield Nonsuch. 



Steele's Red Winter. 



An old fruit, formerly much grown in Connecticut and Massachu- 

 setts, but is not now much planted, on account of its small size and poor 

 fruit ; succeeds well in Western New York, Ohio, and Michigan. Tree 

 thrifty, but of slender growth ; very productive. Young wood brown- 

 ish olive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic. Skin yellow, mostly 

 shaded with deep red or crimson, somewhat striped or splashed on the 

 sunny side, and thickly sprinkled with gray, and sometimes greenish 

 dots. Stalk short, inserted in a broad, deep cavity. Calyx closed. 

 Segments long, in a small, narrow, somewhat irregular basin. Core 

 small, close. Flesh white, tender, crisp, abounding with a brisk, refresh- 

 ing juice, and retaining its fine, delicate flavor to the last. Very good 

 to best. January to May. 



RED CATHEAD. 

 Cathead of some. 

 Tree upright, vigorous, and productive, extensively grown in the 



