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appearance of this apple makes it an excellent market 

 variety. 



Shockley (Waddel's Hall). — Fruit medium, round- 

 ish, oblong, narrowing to the eye; skin yellow, clouded, 

 and striped with red, and with blotches of very dark- 

 greenish russet; stalk long, slender, inserted in a deep, 

 narrow cavity; calyx closed, set in a shallow basin; flesh 

 firm; saccharine; of good second-rate flavor; ripe in Octo- 

 ber, and will keep till March. 



Fig. 182. 



Summer Queen. — Large fruit, round conical; yellow, 

 with red stripes; long stalk in small cavity; flesh yellow 

 with an acid flavor. Ripens in summer. A good market 

 apple. 



Stephenson. — This apple originated in Alabama. 

 Medium size, round oblong; yellow with red stripes; 

 quality fair, with a mild taste; a good dessert and market 

 apple, with excellent keeping qualities. The tree is 

 vigorous and prolific. Ripens in late winter. 



Sops of Wine (Homony, Summer Queen of Kentucky). 

 An average size, round; dark yellowish red ; long stalk; 



