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lowish, tender, juicy, sweet, rich. Tree healthy, good bearer. 

 Last of September and first of October, Hardy well north. Re- 

 ported good in Piscataquis county. 



Superb Sweet. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblong, pale 

 yellow, much red, bright in the sun. Flesh white, very tender, 

 juicy, of a sweet, rich, high flavor. Cole says it is one of the best. 

 Season, last of September and first of October. Origin, Mansfield, 

 Mass. 



This variety is grown extensively in the orchard set by the late 

 John Swett of Turner, now owned by Albion Ricker, Esq., where 

 it is deservedly popular. Hardy and prolific ; valuable for dessert 

 and for market. 



President. A very large, handsome apple — yellow, with a blush 

 cheek. Flesh firm, juicy, sub-acid, and excellent for cooking, fair 

 for dessert w:hen fully ripe. Tree thrifty, hardy and productive. 

 October. 



Congress. An apple very similar to the President in form, color, 

 quality and season. Where one is grown the other is not needed. 



Jefferis. Size medium, flattened form. Skin yellow, splashed 

 and striped with crimson. Flesh white, very tender, crisp, juicy, 

 with a rich, sub-acid flavor. A fair, handsome apple, ripening in 

 September and October, which originated in Pennsylvania, and has 

 proved of first rate excellence here. The tree is hardy. Young 

 shoots slender, growth moderate ; productive — one of the best of 

 its season. Not a good grower in the nursery, hence never found 

 for sale in nursery stock. 



Golden Ball. A large rich yellow apple of no great merit. 

 Quite extensively disseminated, yet does not prove popular. Is 

 not recommended. 



Maiden's Blush. A medium sized, but very beautiful apple, 

 with nothing but its beauty to recommend it. In some sections of 

 the country it is a profitable market sort. It has not been exten- 

 sively disseminated in this State, and cannot be recommended for 



further trial. 



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Winthrop Greening — Lincoln Pippin (of some, erroneously). A 

 native of Winthrop, and one of the most popular apples in Kenne- 

 bec county. Fruit large, roundish, flattened ; golden yellow, par- 

 tially russetted, and with a red cheek in the sun. Flesh tender, 

 crisp, juicy, with a rich, sprightly flavor. Good from September to 



