314 APPLES. 



Richards' Graft. (Derrick's Graft, Red Spitzenburgh.) Rather 

 large, roundish-oblate ; striped red on yellow ; cavity large ; basin 

 deep; flesh fine grained, tender, with a refreshing, sub-acid, very 

 good flavor. September and October. Cultivated on the Hudson 

 River. 



Shiawasse Beauty. Medium, oblate, regular, smooth; deep bril- 

 liant red on greenish yellow ground ; stalk very short, deeply sunk ; 

 basin small, regular ; flesh white, tender, crisp, sub-acid and aro- 

 matic. October and November. Resembles Fameuse, but tree a 

 stronger and more upright grower and fruit larger. Michigan. 



Smokehouse.* Medium or rather large, oblate, regular ; mottled, 

 and indistinctly striped with red on yellow ground ; a slight green- 

 ish cast at the crown ; stalk one inch long, slender, cavitj' wide, 

 acute; basin rather distinct; flesh yellowish white, rich, aromatic, 

 fine sub-acid flavor. Mid-autumn to winter. Origin, Chester 

 County, Pa. Succeeds in the Middle States. 



St. La'wrence. (Corse's St. Lawrence.) Large, roundish, slightly 

 oblate, and sometimes a little conical, obtuse ; whole surface 

 broadly and very distinctly striped with very dark red, on light 

 greenish yellow ground ; stem rather short and slender, cavity 

 wide; basin round, deep, with a very obtuse rim ; flavor rather 

 acid, moderately rich, agreeable. A very handsome, hardy, and 

 productive apple, of good flavor, ripening about mid-autumn. 

 Canadian. 



Soulard. Medium, round oblate, slightly angular ; whitish, striped 

 bright red, dots few, brown ; stalk short, cavity large ; basin me- 

 dium, corrugated ; flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid. Very good. 

 Late autumn. Fig. 384. Missouri. 



Titus. Large, round ; greenish yellow, striped with red ; cavity 

 deep, stem medium ; basin wide, shallow ; flesh fine-grained, 

 juicy, sub-acid, the best of the Titus family of Russian apples. 

 Late autumn. Fig. 434. Russian. 



Twenty Ounce.* (Cayuga Red Streak, Twenty Ounce Pippin 

 erroneously.) Very large, roundish, remotely conical; surface 

 sometimes smooth, often very wavy; color striped rich yellowish 

 red on greenish yellow or yellowish white ground ; stalk three- 

 fourths inch long ; sub-acid, rather coarse, second quality. Very 

 showy, fair, and productive. Fig. 385. A profitable market sort. 

 Late autumn and early winter. Growth in large trees becoming 

 straggling. Connecticut. The Twenty Ounce Pippin is a large, 

 green, third-rate fruit. 



Vandevere. (Watson's Vandevere, Indiana Vandevere.) Large, 

 oblate, remotely conic ; striped and blotched with light red on 

 yellow ; stalk short, cavity large ; flesh greenish yellow, firm, 

 crisp, brisk sub-acid. Culinary. Western. November and De- 

 cember. Delaware. 



Washington Strawberry. Rather large, roundish-conic, slightly 

 oblate ; striped and splashed with deep crimson on yellow ; cavity 

 deep ; flesh yellow, a little coarse, brisk sub-acid. Growth vigor- 

 ous. September, October. Origin, Washington County, N. Y. 



