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Fruit a little above the middle size, rather conical, with a few 

 obscure ribs. Stalk short and deeply set. Calyx rather large. 

 Skin greenish yellow, washed with a faint blush on one side. 

 Flesh yellowish white, juicy, with a pleasant acid flavour. 



Keiser. 

 Red Seek-no-further. 



An old variety much grown in Jefferson Co., Ohio, and highly 

 prized, growth of tree like Rambo. 



Fruit medium, roundish, oblate, slightly oblique, angular. 

 Skin pale yellow, shaded with red, indistinctly striped and 

 thickly sprinkled Avith large greyish dots. Stalk short, inserted 

 in a large cavity. Calyx small, closed, in a broad, shallow, cor- 

 rugated basin. Flesh yellowish, not very juicy, but mild sub 

 acid. November to February. 



Another Red Seek-no-further, received from Samuel Miller, 

 near Lebanon, Pa., distinct, and a universal favourite there. 

 December to April. 



Keim. 



Origin, Berks Co., Pa. 



Fruit small to medium, oblong oval. Skin light waxen yel- 

 low, thickly sprinkled with light russet dots. Stalk long, slen- 

 der, in a very small, round, peculiar cavity. Calyx closed, basin 

 shallow and uneven. Flesh white, tender, crisp, with a fine, 

 brisk, delicate aromatic flavour. Very good. December 

 to March. 



Kelsey. 

 Origin, Berks County, Pa., on the premises of John Kelsey. 

 Size medium, roundish, oblate, sometimes inclining to conical. 

 Skin greenish yellow, with occasionally a faint blush and nume- 

 rous grey dots. Stem short, inserted in a deep, moderately open 

 cavity. Calyx closed, set in a very shallow, plaited basin. Flesh 

 tender, fine texture, greenish white. Flavour mild, and exceed- 

 ingly pleasant, fragrant aroma. Quality very good. March. 

 (W. D. Brinckle.) 



Kentish Fill-Basket. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 



Potter's Large Seedling. Ron. 

 Lady de Grey's. 



An immense English fruit, properly named, and much admired 

 by those who like great size and beauty of appearance. The 

 flavour is tolerable, and it is an excellent cooking apple. The 

 tree grows strongly, and bears well. 



Fmit very large — frequently four and a half inches in dia- 

 meter, roundish, slightly ribbed or irregular. Skin smooth. 



