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yellowish, fine, firm, juicy, rich, mild, pleasant subacid, slightly aro- 

 matic. January, May. 



Arthur. — Origin, Floyd Co., northern Iowa. 



Fruit below medium, oblong, truncated, somewhat irregular; 

 surface yellow, mixed and splashed dull red on sunny side; dots 

 minute, dark russet, numerous, distinct; cavity narrow, regular, 

 acute, russet; stem long; basin abrupt, medium deep, wrinkled; 

 calyx closed. Core closed; tube long, narrow, open to core; stamens 

 median; seeds packed tightly in cells; flesh j'ellow, firm, fine-grained, 

 sprightly svd^acid, good. Winter. 



Autumn Bough (Autumn Sweet Bough). — Origin, America; tree 

 vigorous, upright, round-headed, productive. 



Fruit mediinn, conical, angular; surface smooth, pale yellow; 

 dots few, brown; cavity deep, acute, narrow; stem medimn, rather 

 slender; liasin deep, corrugated; calyx closed; segments long; flesli 

 white, very tender, with a sweet, refreshing, vinous flavor, very good. 

 La.st of August to first of Octoljer. 



Autumn^ Swaar (Fall Swaar of West). — Origin unknown; tree 

 hardy, vigorous, spreading. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, regular; surface greenish yellow, 

 becoming orange j'ellow, with bronze blush, and russet net-veining; 

 dots many, large, gray, stellate; cavity broad, acute, regular, green 

 and russet; stem medium, knobbed; basin deep, abrupt, smooth or 

 slightly corrugated; calyx small, closed. Core small, closed, clas])- 

 ing; seeds many, large, plump; flesh yellow, juicy, tender, mild, 

 pleasant, rich, subacid, very good. September. 



Avista. — Origin, Wisconsin. The original tree is now growing 

 on the farm of A. .J. Philips, West Salem, Wisconsin. 



P'ruit medium, oblong conical, angular; surface unctuous, vellow- 

 ish green with greenish streaks; dots white, minute, obscure; cavity 

 wide, green, regular, often russeted, rather .shallow; stem long; l)asin 

 shallow, wavy; calyx small, closed. Core closed; seeds jilump; 

 flesh white, ver}' firm, fine-grained, mild, pleasant subacid with sweet 

 aftertaste, very good. Winter. 



Babbitt (Western Bntehvin). — Originated from seed of J^aldwin 

 by C. W. Babbitt, of Woodford County, Illinois, about lS4.^i; hardy 

 and productive in Central States. Tree large, a strong grower, with 

 large leaves and tough wood. 



Fruit large, oblate conical, angular; skin thick but tender; sur- 



