84 westeen feuit book. 



Silver Eusset. 



Eemarks. — The finest flavored russet known, when you 

 can get them, for they almost invariably rot before ripe< 



Sine Qua ISTon. Color, greenish yellow ; form, round- 

 ish ovate ; size, 2 ; use, table ; quality, 2 ; season, August. 



Eemarks.— Flesh, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid, and excel- 

 lent flavor. Slow, poor grower. Good bearer. Our rich 

 Western soils undoubtedly give both fruits and vegetables 

 a larger and more tender, or spongy growth. And so this 

 fruit has become larger, and the tree a better grower 

 here. " Of Long Island. Poor bearer, and of little 

 value." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. This conflicts with our 

 experience near Cincinnati ; but localities difier. 



Small Blade. 



Eemarks. — "Of T. V. Petticolas. Not approved." — 

 Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. Only fit for cider. 



S:MITH'S CIDBE. Color, pale bright red and yellow, 

 sometimes deep red, nearly all red, with white specks; 

 form, roundish flattened, slightly oblong sometimes ; size, 

 2 to 1 in favorable situations and soils ; use, table and 

 cooking ; quality, 2 to 1 ; season, JSTovember to February. 



Eemarks. — Fine, good grower, with a spreading habit. 

 This fruit is generally considered deserving of a better 

 name ; cider inferring an apple mostly suitable for that 

 purpose only. It is a fruit which has, in our view, con- 

 siderable character, and its peculiar and aromatic flavor is 

 liked by many. It is mostly fair and glossy, and attracts 

 much attention on the stands. Some persons think it 

 has but little flavor, and that unpleasant. The palate 

 will not admit of much disputation, being rather an arbi- 

 trary organ. White flesh, juicy. "Handsome, and good 

 Winter." — 'Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. We propose that it 



