178 THE APPLE. 



Calyx medium, closed, set in a wide, deep basin. Flesh tender, 

 fine texture, juicy, flavour agreeable, aromatic ; very good, if not 

 best. December. (W. D. Brinckle.) 



Osceola. 



Origin, Putnam Co., Indiana. Ti-ee vigorous. Fruit medium, 

 or above, roundish, obliquely flattened, angular. Skin yellowish, 

 mostly shaded with red, much sprinkled with small raised 

 dots, and covered with a thin bloom. Stalk short and small, 

 in a large, russeted cavity. Calyx open, or partially closed, in a 

 deep, regular basin. Flesh yellowish, solid, crisp, juicy, mild, 

 sub-acid, " very good." June to March. This somewhat 

 resembles the Newtown Spitzenburgh, or N. Y. Vandevere, and 

 perhaps equals that variety. JSpecunens from Reuben Ragan. 



Orange Apple. 



Of New Jersey origin. A vigorous grower, and moderately 

 productive. 



Fiuit above medium, roundish, oblate. Skin orange yellow, 

 with a few grey dots, and sometimes patches of russet. Stalk 

 short, in a large cavity. Calyx closed. Basin moderate. Flesh 

 yellow, juicy, sub-acid, pleasant. September, October. 



Orndorf. 



Raised by Henry Orndorf, Putnam, Muskingum Co., Ohio. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly angular. Skin lemon yellow, 

 rich red blush in the sun, with a few stripes and blotches of red. 

 Stem slender, cavity and basin deep. Calyx open. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, juicy, crisp, tender, sub-acid, nearly best. October, No- 

 vember. (Elliott.) 



Orne's Early. 



A foreign variety. 



Fruit rather large, somewhat angular. Skin yellow, slightly 

 russeted. Flesh white, tender, juicy, with a pleasant vinous 

 flavour. September, October. 



Paradise, Winter Sweet. 



The Winter Sweet Paradise, is a very productive and excel- 

 lent orchard fruit, always fair, and of fine appearance. We 

 received it some years ago, along with the Summer Sweet Para- 

 dise, from Mr. Garber, of Columbia, Pa., and consider it a native 

 fruit. 



Fruit rather large, regularly formed, roundish. Skin fair and 

 smooth, dull green when picked, with a brownish blush, becom- 



