114 THE APPLE. 



Anglo-American. 



Raised by W. H. Read, Canada West. Tree vigorous and 

 productive. Fruit medium, roundish, conic, slightly angular, 

 Skin yellowish, marbled, striped and splashed with bright red. 

 Stalk short, rather slender, inserted in a cavaty of moderate depth. 

 Calyx large and open in a moderate basin. Flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, sweet, slightly aromatic, excellent. August, September. 



Aromatic Carolina. 



Origin, Pomaria, S. Carolina. Fruit large, oblate, conic, ob- 

 lique, pale red, slightly streaked, with a heavy bloom. Flesh ex- 

 ceedingly tender and melting, flavour highly aromatic and 

 excellent, season last of June and all of July. An abundant 

 bearers. (W. Summer in Hort.) 



Ashland. 



Origin, unknown. Tree upright, moderate grower, a good and 

 annual bearer, received from Robt. Buchanan of Cincinnati. 

 Fruit medium, approaching conic, truncate, angular. Skin yellow- 

 ish, striped and shaded with carmine, and considerably sprinkled 

 with large light dots. Stem small and short, inserted in a large 

 open cavity surrounded by greenish russet. Calyx open, set in 

 a round abrupt basin. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, with a very 

 pleasant, mild, sub-acid flavour. January and February. 



Ashmore. 



Red Ashmore. Fall "Wine ? 



Fruit large, oblate, inclining to conic. Skin whitish, oily, 

 shaded and washed with crimson, and sprinkled with light dots 

 beneath the skin. Stem very short, cavity broad and very deep, 

 russeted. Calyx partially closed, set in a deep open basin. 

 Flesh white, tender, juicy, with a very pleasant vinous flavour, 

 somewhat aromatic. October, November. 



Aunt Hannah. 



Origin, Essex Co., Mass. Tree of slow growth. Fruit medium, 

 oblate, nearly globular. Skin golden yellowish, sprinkled with 

 russet. Stem short, inserted in a cavity surrounded by russet. 

 Calyx closed, basin very shallow. Flesh yellow, fine grained, with 

 a rich peculiar flavour, slightly musky. December to February. 



Autumn Pearmain. Thomp. 



Summer Pearmain. Lind. Miller, P. Mag. 

 Winter Pearmain, of the Middle States. 

 Parmain d' Ete. Knoop. 



A slow growing tree, but attains a large size. Fruit of me- 



