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Smokehouse. — (.)rigin, Pennsylvania; tree of moderately vigorous 

 spreading growth, productive. 



Smokehouse. 



Fruit ratlierlarge, roundish oblate, regular; surface yellow, shaded, 

 mottled, and obscvu'cly s|jlaslied with red and crimson; dots few, 

 large, gray and Ijrown; cavity wide, acute; stem rather long, slender, 

 curved; basin wide, medium deep, slightly corrugated; ealvx closed; 

 flesh vellowish white, firm, rich, juicy, crisp, aromatic suljacid, good. 

 Septeml)C'r to February. 



Sops of Wine. — Xn ancient English vai'iety; tree vigorous, up- 

 right, spreading, an early and aliundant l)earer. 



Fruit medium, round, slightly conic, regular; surface smooth, 

 unctuous at maturity, ricli yellow, almost or "wholly covered with rich 

 dark red, mixed and shaded, with heavy darker stripes and splashes 

 overlaid with thin white 1)loom, a handsome fruit ; dots distinct, many, 

 gray and yellow; cavity obtuse, wavy, .slightly russeted; stem long; 

 basin wide, smooth, shallow; calyx closed; segments long, broad, 

 connivent. Core closed, meeting:, core outline red; cells round, 



