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and a beautiful bloom ; flesh tender, juicy, rich, 

 acid. Jul}- and August. 



Williams^ Favorite. — Large, oblong-ovate, 

 smooth, mostly fine dark crimson ; flesh yel- 

 lowish-white, moderately juic}-, pleasant. Its 

 fine appearance adds to its reputation. 



From these four summer kinds, perhaps the 

 first choice for family use would be Sweet 

 Bough, the second would be Astrachan, and 

 the third, Williams. Either one of these will 

 do, and a single tree, if vigorous, will give an 

 ample supply of this transient early fruit for 

 one family. American Summer Pearmain, 

 Benoni, Early Joe, Early Strawberry, High 

 Top Sweet, Primate, and Summer Rose are 

 all good early kinds, if variety is desired. 

 Tetofsky and Yellow Transparent are early 

 Russian apples, verj^ hardy, and valuable for 

 cold climates. The amateur may graft them 

 on different limbs of the same tree for the 

 purpose of experiment, and thus avoid the 

 burden of an excessive supply. 



AUTUMX APPLES. 



Gfravenstein. — This is, par excellence, the 

 variety for the autumn months. Fruit large, 

 roundish, slightly ribbed ; yellow, striped and 

 splashed with bright red ; flesh tender, juicy. 



