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STEEL'S SWEET. 



Origin, Connecticut ; productive, keeps well, but not always fair. 

 Fruit medium, globular, yellowish, slight blush. Flesh white, com- 

 pact, juicy, with a peculiar saccharine flavor. December to March. 



STEPHENSON'S WINTER. 



Origin, Marshall Co., Miss. Tree a moderate grower and a good 

 bearer. Young shoots smooth, reddish brown, slightly grayish. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, shaded and sometimes 

 striped with red. Stalk long, slender. Calyx open. Flesh whitish, 

 rather firm, juicy, pleasant, brisk subacid. Core small. Good. Jan- 

 uary to April. 



STEVENS' GILLIFLOWER. 



Originated in Sweden, Me. Fruit large, roundish conical, dull 

 whitish ground striped with red. Flesh white, tender, pleasant sub- 

 acid. November to February. (Cole.) 



STILLMAN'S EARLY. 



Origin, Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. Tree of moderate upright growth, 

 productive. 



Fruit small, roundish conic, yellow, sometimes a slight blush, and a 

 few brown dots. Stalk long. Calyx closed. Flesh yellow, tender, 

 pleasant subacid. Good. Last of July and first of August. 



STILLWATER SWEET. 

 Grandmother. 



Originated by Caleb Mendenhall, near Dayton, O. Tree an upright 

 grower, productive. Young shoots clear reddish brown, very slightly 

 downy. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical, faintly ribbed, greenish 

 yellow, shaded, minute black dots, sometimes in the sun it has a pale red 

 cheek. Flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, tender, sweet. Good to very 

 good. September, October. 



STIRZAKER'S EARLY SQUARE. 



A Lancaster, England, variety, described by Hogg as : 



Fruit below medium, roundish, ribbed, pale yellow, overspread and 



mottled with a dingy brown russet. Flesh white, tender, pleasant. 



August, September. 



STOCKADE SWEET. 



Origin, Marietta, Ohio. Tree thrifty, very upright, and productive. 



Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, yellow, shaded, splashed, 

 and striped with red. Stalk slender. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, 

 compact, moderately juicy, rich, sweet. Core small. Good. Valuable for 

 baking and keeping. December to May. 



