222 THE APPLE. 



stripes of red. Flesh white, tender, sweet ; a good fruit for 

 baking and stock-feeding ; bears moderate crops annually. Mid- 

 dle of August to middle of September. 



Red Pound Sweet. 



Tree vigorous, not very productive. Fruit very large, round- 

 ish, conic. Skin yellow, shaded and striped with red. Flesh 

 white, juicy, sweet, aromatic ; excellent for culinary use. Sep- 

 tember. 



Rkinette Triomphante. M. Christ. 



Yictorious Reinette. 



A German early winter apple. Fruit large, oblong, regularly 

 formed. Skin pale yellow, thickly dotted with white specks, 

 and rough, projecting warts. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, with a 

 pleasant aromatic flavour. The tree is of thrifty growth, and is 

 said to bear well. 



Ross Nonpareil. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 



An Irish fruit, rather below medium size, roundish, narrowing 

 a little to the eye. Skin covered with a thin mellow russet, 

 and faintly stained with red on the sunny side. Flesh greenish 

 white, tender, with a rich aromatic flavor. A profuse bearer. 

 Very subject to rot before ripening. Unprofitable. October. 



Rymer. 



Foreign origin, large, oblate, conic, angular. Skin pale yellow, 

 shaded with crimson. Flesh yellowish, rather firm, brisk, sub- 

 acid. November, December. 



Sam Young. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Irish Russet. 



Origin, Ireland. Fruit small, slightly flattened, and regularly 

 formed. Skin bright yellow, a good deal covered with grey 

 russet. Flesh greenish, quite juicy and tender, with a rich and 

 excellent flavour. November to January. 



Spice Sweet. 



Berry Bough, 



Tree vigorous, productive, medium, oblate, smooth, pale yel- 

 low. Flesh rather firm, sweet, highly aromatic; apt to be 

 knottv and unfair. August, September. 



