348 THE APPLE. 



and indistinctly striped and splashed with light scarlet, many light dots. 

 Stalk varying. Cavity open, deep. Calyx small, open. Flesh yellowish 

 white, tender, juicy, mild pleasant sweet. Core small. Good to very 

 good. October to February. 



SCARLET TIFFING 



A culinary Apple, from Lancaster, England. 



Fruit above medium, roundish, inclining to oblate, pale yellow, mostly 

 overspread with deep scarlet in the sun. Flesh pure white, tender, 

 crisp, juicy, pleasant acid. November, December. (Hogg.) 



SCHAFFER'S EARLY. 

 S chaffer's Early Red. S chaffer's Garden. 



Origin, Lchigh Co., Pa. Tree an upright thrifty grower, and a good 

 bearer. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, pale yellow, striped, splashed, 

 and marbled with red, sometimes only a red cheek. Stalk short. Calyx 

 closed. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, pleasant subacid. Good, or very 

 good. Core small. August, September. 



SCHOONMAKER. 

 Schoolmocker. 



An old Apple. Origin unknown. Tree moderately vigorous, up- 

 right spreading. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, yellow, bronzed blush in the sun. 

 Flesh yellowish white, crisp, brisk subacid. Good to very good. Jan- 

 uary to March. 



SCHREVETON GOLDEN PlPPIN. 



From Nottinghamshire, England. 



Fruit small, roundish, yellowish, marked with russet. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, tender, crisp. Good. December, April. 



SCIOTA BEAUTY. 



Origin, Ohio. Tree moderately vigorous, upright spreading. 



Fruit below medium, roundish ovate, whitish yellow, shaded, 

 splashed, and stiiped with two shades of red. Flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. Core small. January to April. 



SCOLLOP GILLIFLOWER. 

 Scolloped Gilliflower. Striped Gilliflower ? 



This, according to Elliott, is an entirely distinct variety from Red 

 Gilliflower. Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish conical, flattened at base, tapering 

 towards the eye, always much ribbed or scolloped, light yellow, striped 

 and splashed with shades of light and dark red. Stalk short, slender. 

 Cavity deep, russeted. Calyx with long segments. Basin abrupt, deep, 

 ribbed. Flesh yellowish, firm, tender, juicy, slight tinge of sweet. 

 Core large, hollow. Good. November to February. 



