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Leaves sharply serrate; shoots vigorous, rather dark, diverging, be- 

 coming spreading ; tree large. Late autumn, keeping into mid-winter. 



Hawley. — {Syn. Dowse.) Quite large, roundish, slightly conical, 

 sometimes nearly round, with a broad obtuse apex, and slightly flat- 

 tened; smooth, slightly oily when kept within doors; pale green be- 

 coming yellow, sometimes a very faint orange cheek ; stalk one-half to 

 one inch long, slender ; cavity wide, deep, acute, sometimes slightly ob- 

 tuse ; basin deep, slightly furrowed ; flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, 

 quite tender, with amild, rich, subacid, fine flavor. Ripens at mid-autumn. 

 A very valuable apple. Shoots of rather slow growth. Origin, Colum 

 bia County, New York, and cultivated chiefly in western New York. 



Orne's Early. — Rather large, somewhat ribMii,'^ale yellow, sprinkled 

 with thin russet, and with a dull red cheek to\ra.rd the sun. Flesh white, 

 very tender, juicy, and with an exceedingly pleasant and fine flavor. 

 Ripens tht first of autumn. 



late Strawberry, — {Syn. strawberry, autumn strawberry.) Size, me 

 dium ; roundish, slightly conical, sometimes faintly ribbed ; nearly whole 

 surface with small broken streaks of light and dark red ; stalk slender, 

 about an inch long ; basin ribbed ; flesh yellowish-white, slightly fibrous, 

 very tender and juicy, with a fine, very agreeable, subacid flavor. Young 

 trees of remarkable thrifty growth, leaves sharply serrate, which at onco 

 distinguishes them from the crenate leaves of the early strawberry. 

 Ripens early in autumn, and often keeps till winter. Very productive. 

 One of the best early autumn apples. 



WINTER APPLES.— Baldwin.— Rather large, roundish, with more or less 

 of a rounded taper toward the apex ; shaded and striped with yellow- 

 ish red and crimson on yellow ground ; stalk three-quarters of an inch 

 long, rather slender ; calyx in a narrow, slightly plaited basin ; flesh 

 yellowish white, with a rich, mild, subacid flavor. Young tree vigor 

 ous, upright, shoots dark brown, diverging and ascending. Very pro- 

 ductive. Ripens through winter. A first-rate winter appfe through 

 New England and New York ; unsuccessful in northern Ohio-.,. The 

 use of special manures, as lime, potash, and salt, has, however, oii- those 

 unfavorable localities, been attended with the best results, and produced 

 fine fruit ; showing the deficiency to be in the soil. 



Newtown Pippin. — {Syn. pippin, green Newtown pippin.) Medium or 

 rather large, roundish, oblique, slightly irregular, remotely conical, or 

 else a little flattened ; dull green becoming yellowish green ; often with 

 a dull brownish blush ; stalk short, deep set, and surrounded by thin, dull, 

 whitish russet rays ; basin narrow, shallow ; flesh greenish white, juicy, ^ 

 crisp, fine-grained, with a high, fine flavor. Keeps through spring, and 

 retains remarkably its freshness. Tree of rather slow growth, with a 

 rough bark. The fruit is very liable to black spots or scabs, unless 

 under high, rich, and constant cultivation, with a good supply of liwe in 

 the soil. One of the best fruits for foreign markets. A native of New- 

 town, Long Island, and has rarely succeeded well in New England. 



Eoxbnry Russet. — {Syn. Boston russet, Putnam russet of Ohio.) — Me- 

 dium or large, roundish-oblate, remotely conical, partly or wholly covers 

 ed with rather rough russet on greenish yellow ground, sometimes a dull 

 brown cheek ; stalk one-half to an inch lone cavitv acute r'haisin munH 



