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dium size, oblong, narrowing gradually towards the eye. Skin 

 brownish yellow, mixed with green on the shaded side, but next 

 the sun reddish, blended with yellow, streaked with deeper red, 

 and sprinkled with numerous small brown specks. Stalk short, 

 obliquely planted under a fleshy lip. Calyx set in a broad shal- 

 low basin, which is sometimes scarcely at all sunk, and obscure- 

 ly plaited. Flesh pale yellow, crisp, firm, a little dry, but rich 

 and high flavoured. Branches slender. This most excellent 

 old dessert fruit is the " Winter Pearmain" of most old Ameri- 

 can orchards, and is a great favourite with many amateurs. 

 October and Nov^ember, and keeps till March. 



Autumn Pippin. 



From Vermont. — Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, a regu- 

 lar bearer. Fruit above medium, oblong, conic. Skin yellow, 

 with a slight bronzed cheek sparsely covered with green dots. 

 Stem very short, cavity deep. Calyx closed, in a deep narrow 

 basin. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, pleasant, subacid. Novem- 

 ber and January. 



American Beauty. 



Sterling Beauty. 



Origin Sterling, Mass., received from 0. Y. Hills. Tree vi- 

 gorous and productive. Fruit above medium, globular, some- 

 what elongated. Colour chiefly deep red, thickly dotted with 

 light grey. Stalk medium, inserted in a rather deep round ca 

 vity. Calyx closed, basin broad and shallow. Flesh white, 

 crisp, and juicy, with a sweet, rich, vinous flavour. December 

 to April. 



Autumnal Swaar. 



Grown at the West. Fruit large, roundish, conic. Skin yel- 

 low, sprinkled with star-shaped dots. Stalk rather short, cavi- 

 ty broad, deep, slightly russeted. Calyx small and closed, basin 

 deep, abrupt, and corrugated. Flesh yellow, juicy, tender, with 

 a pleasant, rich, mild, subacid flavour. September. 



Autumnal Sweet Swaar. 



Sweet Swaar. Sweet Golden Pippin. 



Fruit large, oblate, sometimes very slightly ribbed. Skin 

 rich yellow. Stalk an inch or more long, variable ; cavity and 

 basin wide and slightly ribbed. Flesh tender, yellowish, not 

 juicy, with a very sweet, spicy, agreeable flavour. Mid. autumn. 



