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a very obtuse rim ; flavor rather acid, moderately rich, 

 agreeable. A very handsome and productive apple, of 

 good second-rate flavor, ripening about mid-autumn. Ca- 

 nadian. 



Twenty Ounce. {Syn. Eighteen Ounce, Twenty Ounce 

 Pippin, erroneonsly.) Very large, roundish, remotely 

 conical, surface sometimes smooth, often very wavy ; color 

 striped rich yellowish red on greenish yellow, or yellow- 

 ish white- ground; stalk three- fourths inch long; sub- 

 acid, rather coarse, second-rate. Very showy, fair and 

 productive. Culinary only. Late autumn and early 

 winter. Growth in large trees becoming straggling. 

 Western New- York. The Twenty Ounce Pippin is a 

 large, green, third-rate fruit. 



Section II. — Not striped. 



Downton Pippin. Small, round-oblate, yellow ; stalk short ; 

 calyx in a wide, very shallow basin ; flesh crisp, rich, 

 acid. Latter half of autumn. English. 



Drap d'Or, or " Cloth of Gold." Large, roundish, some- 

 times slightly oblong-conical, more frequently rather 

 oblate ; bright yellow with numerous black specks ; stalk 

 short ; basin shallow, plaited ; flavor sub-acid, mild, 

 agreeable. Early autumn, extending to mid-autumn. 

 Growth of the tree round, regular, and spreading ; leaves 

 doubly serrate. 



Dutch Codlin. Very large, roundish, approaching oblong, 

 irregular, strongly ribbed ; pale yellow, tinged with orange 

 in the sun ; stalk short, thick ; ( basin narrow, ribbed ; 

 flesh white, sub-acid, second or third rate. Early autumn. 

 Growth vigorous. For cooking only. 



Dyer. (Syn. Pomme Eoyal, which is the original name.) 

 Eather large, roundish, often approaching round oblong, 

 sometimes slightly flattened, obscurely ribbed ; light yel- 

 low, "rarely a faint brown cheek, and sometimes a slight 

 russet network over the skin ; stalk three-fourths to one 

 inch long ; basin often deep and large, ribbed ; flesh very 

 fine grained, tender, very juicy, with a rich sub-acid or 

 rather acid, excellent flavor, having but few equals. Time 



