THE APPLE. 373 



Fruit rather large, roundish, inclining to conic, pale yellow, shaded, 

 splashed and mottled with red. Stalk long, inserted in a deep cav- 

 ity. Calyx large, open. Basin broad. Flesh white, very tender, 

 juicy, sweet, rich. Core large. Good to very good. September, Octo- 

 ber. 



SURPRISE. 



A small, round, whitish yellow Apple, of little or no value, but 

 admired by some for its singularity, the flesh being stained with red. 

 November to January. 



SURREY FLAT CAP. 



Hogg describes this as a very excellent dessert Apple. 



Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, pale bluish green, rough veiny 

 russet, and deep red next the sun. Flesh yellow, firm, rich, and sugary. 

 October, January. 



SUSANNAH. 



Large, oblong oval, greenish yellow. Flesh crisp, rich, aromatic. 

 November to April. (Sumner MS.) 



SUSAN'S SPICE. 



Originated in Franklin Co., Pa. Tree moderately vigorous, upright. 



Fruit medium, compressed, glossy light crimson, deeper in the sun, 

 with fawn-colored dots. Stalk short. Flesh yellowish white, stained 

 occasionally with red, juicy, pleasant, aromatic. October. (Gar. Mon.) 



SUTTON BEAUTY. 

 Beauty. 



Origin, Sutton, Mass. Tree upright, thrifty, and very productive. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish oblate conic, waxen yellow, shad- 

 ed, mottled, and obscurely striped with fine crimson, and thinly sprin- 

 kled with whitish dots. Stem rather short, inserted in a medium cavity, 

 slightly surrounded by greenish russet. Calyx partially closed, set in a 

 moderate, uneven basin. Flesh whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly 

 subacid. Very good. November, February. 



SWAAR. 

 Hardwick. 



This is a truly noble American fruit, produced by the Dutch set- 

 tlers on the Hudson, near Esopus, and so termed from its unusual weight, 

 this word, in the Low Dutch, meaning heavy. It requires a deep, rich, 

 sandy loam to bring it to perfection, and, in its native soils, we have 

 seen it twelve inches in circumference, and of a deep golden yellow color. 

 It is one of the finest flavored apples in America, and deserves exten- 

 sive cultivation in all favorable positions, though it does not succeed 

 well in damp or cold soils. 



Fruit large, regularly formed, roundish or roundish oblate. Skin 

 greenish yellow when first gathered, but when entirely ripe of a fine, 



