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Fruit medium, small, roundisli Skin greenish yellow, striped 

 and mottled with light and dark red, and sprinkled with large 

 light dots. Stalk short, set in a small cavity, often by a lip. Calyx 

 closed, basin deep. Flesh tender, juicy, with a pleasant, sub-acid 

 flavour. January to April. 



This is said to be distinct from Abram, Father Abram, or Red 

 Abram, and also Father Abraham of Coxe. Further trial is 

 necessary to decide. 



Buff. 



Granny Buffi 



Origin uncertain. Tree vigorous, erect. Fruit very large, 

 irregular, roundish flattened and slightly angular. Skin thick, 

 yellow, striped, and shaded with red, very dark next the sun, 

 marked with a few greenish russet spots. Stem three-fourths of 

 an inch long, in a medium cavity. Calyx in a large, irregular 

 basin. Flesh white, and when well ripened, tender and excellent, 

 sometimes indifferent. November to March. (White's Gard.) 



Burr's Winter Sweet. 



Raised by Elisha Burr, Hingham, Mass., a good grower, comes 

 early into bearing, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate. Skin yellow, marbled and striped 

 with red. Stem short, inserted in a large cavity. Calyx closed, 

 basin small. Flesh yellowish, fine grained, tender, juicy, with a 

 sugary, aromatic flavour. November to March. 



Bush. 



Origin, farm of Christian Dale, near Boalsburg, Centre Co., Pa. 

 Rather above medium, oblate, inclining to conical, greenish 

 yellow, with many russet dots near the crown, and occasionally 

 a faint blush. Stem nearly an inch long, inserted in a deep, open, 

 furrowed cavity. Calyx very small, set in a deep, narrow plaited 

 basin, flavour pleasant. September. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 



Butter. 



From Pennsylvania. — Tree, vigorous, upright, very productive. 



Fruit, above medium, roundish, inclining, and cylindric. Skin 

 yellow, fair. Stem short, cavity deep and round Calyx small, 

 closed, basin large and open. Flesh whitish, very sweet and 

 rich, valuable for cooking, and esteemed for making apple but- 

 ter. September and October. 



Caleb Sweet. 



A Pennsylvania fruit. Tree vigorous and productive. 

 Fruit medium, roundish, flattened. Skin yellow. Flesh ra- 



