128 THE APPLE. 



dark red splaslied with russet. Flesh white, brittle, and very 

 juicy. Both the calyx and stem are sunk in deep depressions. 

 No autumn apple is superior. 10th of August. (White's Gard.) 



Caywood. 



Origin, Ulster Co., N. Y., valuable for its late keeping. 



Fruit medium, oblate. Skin bright yellow, with a tinge of 

 red on the sunny side. Stalk rather long in a broad shallow 

 cavity. Calyx small, closed, basin broad and wrinkled. Flesh 

 yellowish, rather firm, pleasant, but not juicy or rich. Keeps 

 until July or September. 



Chandler. 



We received this fine variety, which is a great favourite in 

 Connecticut, from the Rev. H. S. Ramsdell, of Thompson, in that 

 state. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened, and one-sided or an- 

 gular in its form ; obscurely ribbed on its sides. Skin thickly 

 streaked and overspread with dull red, (with a few streaks of 

 bright red) on a greenish yellow ground ; the red sprinkled with 

 light grey dots. Stalk short, deeply sunk in a wide cavity. 

 Calyx small and closed, set in a plaited, wide basin. Core and 

 seeds small. Flesh greenish white, tender, juicy, with a mode- 

 rately rich, sub-acid flavour. The tree is one of moderate vi- 

 gour, and is a great bearer. November to February. 



Challenge. 



Raised by D. C. Richmond, Sandusky, Ohio. A thrifty 

 grower, and exceedingly productive, hence its name. 



Fruit large, oblate, slightly conic. Skin deep yellow, sprin- 

 kled with brownish dots. Stem rather slender, in a very large 

 cavity. Calyx closed, in deep corrugated basin. Flesh crisp, 

 tender, juicy, sweet, very good. October to June. 



Champlain. 

 Tree moderately vigorous, productive. Fruit large, roundish, 

 conic. Skin greenish, with a fine blush. Stem long, cavity 

 deep. Calyx closed, basin narrow. Flesh white, tender, juicy, 

 pleasant, sub-acid. September. Probably Walworth. 



Chester. 



Origin, Chester Co., Pa., specimens from Thos. Harvey. 



Fruit medium, oblate. Skin whitish yellow, sometimes with 

 a sunny cheek and sprinkled with carmine dots. Stalk short, 

 inserted in a broad shallow cavity. Calyx closed, set in a broad 



