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lowish, tender, pleasant, rich, sub-acid, very good, October, 

 January. 



Quite distinct from Newark or French Pippin, which has 

 slender branches. There is also another French Pippin, grown 

 in Pa, distinct, 



Franklin's Golden Pippin. Thomp, Lind. Man, 



Sudlow's Fall Pippin. 



This should be an American variety, named after Dr. Frank- 

 lin, Fruit of medium size, oval, very regular in shape, rather 

 broadest at the base. Eye sunk in an even hollow. Stalk 

 short, slender, deeply planted. Skin deep yellow, freckled with 

 numerous dark spots. Flesh pale yellow, crisp, tender, with a 

 fine rich aromatic flavour. The tree grows freely, and forms an 

 upright head, October, 



We have not been able to obtain the fruit, and give the old 

 description, 



Gabriel, 

 Ladies' Blush- 

 Tree of rather slender growth, productive. 

 Fruit above medium, globular, inclining to conic. Skin 

 whitish green, shaded and splashed with crimson, and sprinkled 

 with grey dots. Stalk short, inserted in a broad, deep cavity. 

 Calyx open, set in a moderate, uneven basin. Flesh yellowish, 

 tender, juicy, with a rich, pleasant, sub-acid flavour. October 

 and November, 



Garrkttson's Early. 



Tree of vigorous growth, productive. Fruit medium, roundish, 

 slightly conic, a little angular. Skin yellowish, thickly covered 

 with light specks. Stalk short, inserted at an inclination in a 

 shallow cavity. Calyx closed, in a small abrupt furrowed basin. 

 Flesh white, tender, juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. 

 July and August. 



Gewiss Good. 

 Gtewis Guth. Indeed G-ood. 



Fruit medium globular, sometimes oblate, often conic. Skin 

 light yellow, slightly shaded with carmine. Stalk short, in- 

 serted in a deep, narrow cavity. Calyx partially closed, basin 

 deep, slightly corrugated. Flesh juicy, tender, crisp, with a 

 somewhat spicy, sub-acid flavour. December, February. 



Origin, Berks Co., Pa., and is much esteemed by the farmers 

 there. 



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