90 WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



St. Lawrence. — Color, striped dark red, green ground ; 

 form, roundish, slightly oblate, sometimes conical obtuse ; 

 size, 2; use table and market; quality, 2; season, Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Eemabks. — A decorative fruit, to which class it pro- 

 perly belongs. Of Canadian origin. " JSTot to be highly 

 recommended." — Western Horticulturist. 



Surprize. 



Eemarks. — A fancy sort, with a pink flesh. Unworthy. 



Sugar Loaf Pippin, or Sugar Loaf Greening. Color, 

 greenish yellow ; form, oblong, conical ; size, 1 ; use, 

 table ; quality, 3 ; season, July and August. 



EEMARKS.^Hardlj' worth notice, although "good," or 

 third-rate. 



SWAAE (in 'Dutch, heavy). Color, dull green, when 

 gathered, becomes, toward Spring, of a brilliant lemon 

 color, with brown specks ; form, round, flattened, slightly 

 ribbed ; size, 1 to 2 ; use, table ; quality, 1 ; .season, Feb- 

 ruary to March. 



Eemarks. — Eequires a rich soil. " Old AYinter apple. 

 Good in some localities." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. A 

 rich and valuable sub-acid apple for Spring. Hardly 

 known with us ; much grown North. (See Appendix, 67.) 



Sweet Seedling. 



Eemarks. — From Indiana. A premium recommended 

 for it. Flavor, good. 



Sweet Bellelower, Butter of some. Color, lemon yel- 

 low, slight blush in sun, numerous light and dark specks ; 

 form, globular, flattened at base, slightly ribbed ; size, 1 ; 

 use, table; quality, 2; season, October and November. 



