THE APPLE. 



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ately sprinkled with gray and rather indistinct light dots. Stalk short. 

 Cavity large, slightly russeted. Calyx closed. Basin abrupt, deep, 

 slightly corrugated. Flesh yellowish, crisp, rather tender, juicy, pleasant 

 subacid. Yery good. December, February. 



SYKE-HOUSE RUSSET. 



A Yorkshire Apple. Tree spreading, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, yellowish, mostly covered with light brown 

 russet. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, sprightly, juicy, subacid. Novem- 

 ber, February. (Ron.) 



SYLVESTER. 



Originated on the farm of Dr. E. W. Sylvester, Lyons, N. Y. Tree 

 vigorous, forming a beautiful open, round, spreading head, a profuse 

 bearer. Young shoots dark reddish brown, slightly grayish or downy. 



Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, regular, waxen white, beauti- 

 fully shaded on the sunny side with bright crimson, thinly sprinkled 

 with minute light and brown dots. Stalk small, short. Cavity regular. 

 Calyx closed. Basin rather shallow. Flesh very white, tender, crisp, 

 juicy, brisk subacid. Yery good. September, October. Excellent for 

 cooking and drying. 



TABLE GREENING. 



Origin, Cornish, Me. Tree vigorous, upright spreading, productive. 

 Fruit medium, roundish, dull green. Flesh juicy, mild, pleasant 

 subacid. Good. December to March. 



Talman's Sweet. 



TALMAN'S SWEET. 



Tolman's Sweeting. Tallman's Sweeting 1 . Brown's Golden Sweet. 

 A native of Rhode Island. In quality the fruit is scarcely second 

 rate as a table sort, but it is a very popular and profitable orchard sort, 



