192 THE APPLE. 
mens received from Daniel B. Lorah, near Reading, Pa.; a good 
and regular bearer. : 
Fruit medium, oblate, nearly globular. Skin yellow, mostly 
shaded with red, and thickly covered with large grey dots, a 
little elevated above the surface. Stalk short and slender, in- 
serted in a deep cavity, surrounded by russet. Calyx closed, set 
in a deep open basin. Flesh yellowish, juicy, almost melting, 
with a rich, sugary, slightly aromatic flavour, core small and 
close. October to December. 
Sweet Nonsuch of the West may prove the same. 
Sweet Faru Preprin. 
Grown in Westchester Co. N. Y. Tree vigorous, produc- 
tive. 
Fruit large, oblate. Skin greenish yellow, slightly sprinkled 
with brown dots. Stalk short, in a large cavity. Calyx 
closed, in a very shallow basin. Flesh juicy, sweet, and rich. 
October, November. 
Sweer WIneEsap, 
From Pennsylvania. Tree of moderate, upright growth, pro 
ductive. 
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly approaching conic. Colour red, 
splashed with deep crimson. Stalk long and slender, inserted 
in a deep cavity, surrounded with russet. Calyx large, open, set 
in a rather deep, open basin. Flesh tender, juicy, almost melt- 
ing, with a very sweet, rich; peculiar flavour. November, De- 
cember, 
Sweet Romanits. 
Origin unknown; received specimens from Henry Avery, 
Burlington, Iowa. 
Fruit medium, somewhat globular, obliquely depressed. Skin 
greenish, becoming yellow at maturity, largely shaded with dull 
red, and thickly sprinkled with greenish or grey dots. Stalk 
short and slender, inserted in a shallow cavity, surrounded by 
thin green russet. Calyx large, open, set in a broad uneven 
basin. Flesh yellow, compact, juicy, tender, with a rich saccha 
rine flavour. November to March. 
There is also another Sweet Romanite, grown at the Weat, 
but, not having seen it, cannot say what is the distinction. 
Sweet VANDERVERE. 
Sweet Redstreak. Sweet Harvey. 
Origin unknown. Tree of crooked growth, a profuse bearer; 
specimens from Arthur Bryant, Princeton, Lllinois, 
