48 WESTERN FKUIT BOOK. 



confirmed bj' ono of his own children, Mrs. Mcllvaine, 

 of Clifton, near Cincinnati. A superior, rich, spicy ajDple, 

 without the acidity of the ./Esopus. It is, however, prone 

 to fall from old trees. 



Johnson's Sweet. Good keeper. Dull yellow. 

 Eemarks. "A seedling, from Harrison county, Ohio.'' 

 ■ — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. Good for Apple Molasses. 



JONATHAN, King Philip, Wine, ^Ydnesap (erroneously). 

 Color, liglit yellow ground, mostly overspread, streaked 

 or stained with rich, light red, and with a few minute light 

 dots; form, roundish conical, regular; size, 2; use, table; 

 quality, 1 ; season, November to January. 



Eemauks. — Ecquires a rich, strong soil. A New York 

 apple. Flesh, tender, juicy, and rich, with a good deal 

 of the Sjiitzenburg character ; shoots, light colored, slen- 

 der, and spreading. Eathcr a feeble grower, and indif- 

 ferent bearer, even in its best localities, but particularly 

 Avith us, West. It is a very fine and attractive apple 

 when shown on the stalls, from its rich red color. 



JEESBY SWEETING. Color, red ; form, oblong ; size, 

 2 ; use, table and kitchen ; quality, 1 ; season, August and 

 September. 



Eemarks. — " First rate for table; early Fall." — Trans. 

 Ohio Pom. Society. A beautiful, tender, sweet apple ; orna- 

 mental as well as good. Of good baking qualities. To 

 follow Early Bough, in the hog, or stock list. 



JuNEATiNG, White. Color, pale green, then light yel- 

 low ; form, round, a little flattened ; size, 2 to 3 ; use, table 

 and kitchen ; quality, 2 ; season, July. 



Eemarks. — Yery old. Mentioned by Evelyn, in 1660; 

 by Eay, in 1688. A very common apple, in most gardens. 



