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EOMANITB. See, also, Gilpin and Garthouse. " Gilpin. 

 Well known. Very long keeper." — Trans. Ohio Pom. 

 Society. Exhibited often before the Cincinnati Horticul- 

 tural Society. Fruit Committee decide it only third-rate 

 for the table, having an earthy taste. The trees are 

 very early and prolific bearers ; the fruit is remarkably 

 regular, and sound, and may be easily preserved until 

 May or Jupe, and will command about three dollars per 

 barrel at Cincinnati. It has been found to produce a very 

 rich cider. 



Robey's Seedling. 



Eemarks. — Pronounced " very good," by the National 

 Pomological Society. 



BOSS'S NONPAREIL. Color, bright red ; form round ; 

 size, 2 ; use, table ; quality, 1 ; season, Sept. to November." 

 Eemarks. — Productive. Highly flavored and valuable. 



EoxBURT EcsSET, Putnam Russet, Marietta Pusset, Boston 

 Pusset, Belpre Piisset, and Sylvan Pwsset.. Color, dull green, 

 yellow russet, occasionally faint blush on sunny sid« ; 

 form, round, rather flat ; size, 1 to 2 ; use, table and cook- 

 ing; quality, 3 for table, 1 to 2 for cooking; season, Octo- 

 ber to December. 



Eejiarks. — Eather dry when kept. Hardy, and very 

 productive. Falls rather badly. A thick skin. "Putnam 

 Eusset, same as Eoxbury." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. 

 Light soil. (See Appendix, 66.) 



Rule's Summer Sweeting. Color, yellow ; form, oblong; 

 size, 2 ; quality, 3 ; season, July and August. 



Eemarks. — Poor. Unworthy ; but can be made availa- 

 ble for stock, etc. — as all sweet apples are more nourish- 

 ing to hogs, cattle, etc., than sour, or sub-acid ones. 



