206 THE APPLE. 



greenish yellow, with a blush in the sun, sprinkled sparingly 

 with russet dots, and a little russet about the stem. Calyj: open 

 in a deep basin. Stalk short, cavity deep. Flesh white, fine 

 grained, tender, juicy, almost melting, of a most grateful, sub- 

 acid flavour. From Thomas Co., Georgia. (Robert Nelson.) 



York Imperial. 



Johnson's Fine "Winter. 



Origin thought to be York Co., Pa. Tree moderately 

 vigorous, productive. 



Fruit medium, truncated, oval, angular. Skin greenish yel- 

 low, nearly covered with bright red. Stem short, moderately 

 stout, cavity wide, rather deep. Calyx small, closed, set in a 

 deep, wide, plaited basin. Flesh tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic, 

 " very good." (Ad. Int. Kept.) 



Yost. 



A native of Berks Co., Pa. Tree large and spreading. 



Fruit oblate, very much flattened. Skin yellow, striped and 

 shaded with crimson, thinly dotted with brown. Stalk short, 

 inserted in a very large cavity, slightly russeted. Calyx par- 

 tially closed, basin broad and deep. Flesh yellowish, rather 

 coarse, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, sub-acid flavour. Decem- 

 ber, January. 



^ CLASS III. 



Contains those superseded by better sorts, yet many of them 

 have qualities to recommend for certain localities and for cer- 

 tain purposes. 



Alexander. Thomp. 



Emperor Alexander. Lind. Ron. Russian Emperor. Aporta. 



A very large, showy Russian variety, for cooking, not profit- 

 able. 



Fruit very large, regularly formed, conical. Skin greenish 

 yellow, faintly streaked with red on the shaded side, but orange, 

 brilliantly streaked and marked with bright red, in the sun. 

 Calyx large, set in a deep basin. Stalk rather slender, three 

 fourths of an inch long, planted in a deep cavity. Flesh yel- 

 lowish white, crisp, tender and juicy, with a rather pleasant fla- 

 vour. A moderate bearer. October to December. 



Alfriston. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 

 A third rate apple, valued in England for cooking. Fruit 



