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be called Smith's K^^Iq, formerly Older. But "give a dog 

 a bad name," etc. This apple, take rt all in all, is the most 

 profitable grown, bearing" heavy crops, every year, of 

 large, splendid looking, perfect apples, scarcely a worm 

 to be found in them. They present the grandest sight 

 imaginable in the orchard about picking time, the tall 

 trees being covered from top to bottom, with large crim- 

 son, brilliant apples. In quality, thfy are about like 

 Eome Beauty, but a little more brisk and aromatic, keep- 

 ing until late in the Spring, and always selling well. This 

 day (5th February), we see them selling at twenty-five 

 cents for four, but they are of large size. (1857.) 



Smith's Summer. 



Eemaeks. — Best for drying. Wood very thrifty ; top 

 regular. A good annual bearer. Fruit, large,' oblate, 

 regular, sweet, juicy. 



Smoke House; Color, striped red; form, rather flat; 

 size, 2 to 1 ; use, table ; quality, 2 to 1 ; season, September 

 and October. 



Eemabks. — Very productive. Flesh, yellowish white, 

 crisp, and juicy. Flavor, agreeable, with a delicate aroma. 

 Exhibited before the Cincinnati Horticultural Society 

 frequently. Much grown in Pennsylvania. Fruit Com- 

 mittee consider that it can be long preserved in good order, 

 though generally an early "Winter fruit. Much grown also 

 in the North-West. It is a Pennsylvania variety. A seed- 

 ling from the Vandevere, but better than that apple. It 

 is described by Dr. Brinckle, in the Horticulturist, Phila- 

 delphia, and much esteemed by him, an excellent pomolo- 

 gist. We think it will be a profitable apple. It shows 

 symptoms of being a great bearer. It is new here yet. 



Sops of Wine. Color, crimson, darker in the sun ; form, 



