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being sometimes green russeted, then, dull orange russet, 

 without a trace of red, and again deeply red or striped, 

 and sometimes almost black with depth of color. There 

 may be different varieties, but all have richness of flavor, 

 and the form that contains the greatest amount of mate- 

 rial within a given comjoass, having a very small cavity 

 and basin. A native of Virginia, it does well in the 

 Middle States. Though rather long coming into bearing, 

 m;iy be set down as a Xo. 1 ajjple. 



Pumpkin Russet. 



Eemarks. — Not recommended for extensive cultivation. 



Pumpkin Sweet. 



Eemaeks. — " Very largo. Good for stock." — Trans. Ohio 

 Pom. Society. "Third-rate." — Fruit Committee of Cincinnati 

 Horticultural Society. (See Appendix, 59.) 



Pantneyltc. 



Eemarks.— " A Virginia apple, of little value."— 7raws. 



Ohio^ Pom. Society. 



Putnam Eusset. Color, russet; form, round to flat, 

 often one-sided; size, 1; use, cooking, and then rather 

 mealy and coarse j quality, 2 ; season, December to March. 



Eemarks.— Overrated. Bears well; thrifty. Falls 

 badly. Not a very good keeper. Flesh, coarse and tart. 

 Cooks pretty well. It is an old-fashioned apple. Tart, 

 without flavor, and valuable in its bearing qualities. 

 Sometimes.large and fair, at other times small and knotty. 

 It is thick skinned. Best on light soil. 



QUEEN. See Fall Queen. 



EAMBO, or Seek-no-fuYther, of New Jersey. Color, a 



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