188 the apple. 



Seever. 



Seever's Red Streak. 



From Coshocton Co., Ohio. Fruit medium, globular, lemon- 

 yellow, striped with bright clear red. Stem short, slender. 

 Calyx with long segments ; basin deep, open. Flesh yellowish, 

 juicy, sub-acid. October, November. (Elliott.) 



September. 



Pride of September. 



Origin, Canton Co., Pa., from W. G. Waring. Tree hardy 

 and \ngorous, a good and regular bearer. Fruit large, globular, 

 somewhat depressed, very slightly conic, angular. Skin yellow, 

 slightly shaded, and thinly sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk 

 short, inserted in a deep, abrupt cavity, surrounded by thin rus- 

 set. Calyx partially closed, set in an open basin. Flesh yellowish, 

 tender, juicy, with a very agreeable sub-acid flavour. October. 



Sheppard's Sweet. 



Origin, Windham Co., Conn. Tree thrifty, upright, and a 

 great bearer. Fruit medium, angular, oblong, approaching 

 conic. Skin yellow, striped with red. Stalk long, slender, in- 

 serted in an acute cavity. Calyx firmly closed, set in a small 

 basin. Flesh white, tender, sweet, and pleasant. October, 

 November. 



Shockley. 



Waddell Hall. 



Origin, Jackson Co., Georgia. Tree vigorous, very produc- 

 tive, valuable for its late keeping. 



Fruit medium or below, conic, truncate. Skin waxen, whitish 

 yellow, chiefly overspread with red, and thickly sprinkled with 

 light gray dots. Stem long, slender, inserted in a deep acute 

 cavity. Calyx partially closed, set in a shallow corrugated 

 basin. Flesh crisp, juicy, rich, saccharine, slightly vinous, and 

 pleasant. April, May. 



SiNE-QUA-NON. 



A native of Long Island, named by the late Wm. Prince. 

 Fruit roundish-ovate, about medium size. Skin smooth, pale 

 greenish yellow. Stalk slender. Flesh white, very tender, juicy, 

 and of a delicate and very sprightly flavour. The young trees 

 are rather slow and crooked in growth. August. 



