194 THE APPLE. 



deep narrow cavity ; basin broad, shallow, corrugated. Flesh 

 yellow, moderately juicy, with a sharp flavour. September. 



Sturmer Pippin. 



An English fruit. Below medium, oblate, approaching conic. 

 Skin yellow, with a bronzed or crimson cheek. Stalk of me- 

 dium length, inserted in a large cavity. Calyx closed, segments 

 long ; basin shallow and uneven. Flesh compact, with a high 

 sub-acid flavour. January, May. 



Sugar Loaf Pippin. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Hutching's Seedling. 



A foreign sort. Tree of good growth and productive. 



Fruit of medium size, oblong or conical, smooth, clear pale 

 yellow, becoming nearly white on one side when fully ripe. 

 Flesh white, firm, very slightly acid, and moderately juicy. 

 Ripens the latter part of July, and is very showy on the tree. 



Sugar Sweet. 



From Massachusetts ; large, conic, with many prominent an- 

 gles. Skin yellow, mostly shaded with red, and a dark maroon 

 cheek. Flesh white, fine grained, not very tender, but with a 

 rich, honeyed sweetness. December to February. 



Summer Hagloe. 



Tree vigorous, but slow in its gro^vth while young, thick 

 blunt shoots, productive. 



Fruit large, roundish, oblate. Skin w^hitish yellow, striped 

 and splashed with bright red, and covered with a thin bloom. 

 Stalk short and thick, inserted in a broad, open cavity. Calyx 

 closed, set in a small, round basin. Flesh white, rather coarse, 

 tender, juicy, sub-acid. An excellent culinary variety. Au- 

 gust. 



Summer Queen. Coxe. 



Sharpe's Early. 



A popular midsummer apple for the dessert and kitchen. The 

 fruit is large and broad at the crown, tapering towards the eye. 

 The stalk is rather long, and is planted in a pretty deep cavity, 

 sometimes partially closed. Calyx but little sunk, in a narrow 

 plaited basin. Skin fine deep yellow in its ground, though well 

 striped and clouded with red. Flesh aromatic, yellow, rich, and 

 of good flavour. Tliis variety forms a large tree with somewhat 

 pendant boughs, and the fruit is in perfection by the tenth of 

 August. 



