THE APPLE. 19¢ 
Stalk short, set in a wide deep cavity. Calyx small, basin 
moderately deep. Flesh coarse-grained, with a sprightly, brisk 
sub-acid flavour. October to January. This is quite distinct 
from the Twenry ovnoz Pippin, a large, smooth, dull-coloured 
cooking apple. 
Twitcne.y’s Sweet. 
Origin, Dublin, New Hampshire; a vigorous grower and 
very productive. Specimens received from Robert Wilson, 
Keene, N. H. : 
Fruit medium, conic, angular. Skin red, shaded with purple 
and partially sprinkled with small grey dots... Stalk long and 
slender, inserted in a deep cavity. Calyx small and closed, set 
in an abrupt, plaited basin. Flesh very white, veined with red 
under the skin and sometimes at the core, tender, very sweet 
and pleasant. November, December. 
‘VANDEVERE. 
White Vandevere. Vandevere of Pa, 
Green Vandevere. Little Vandevere of Indiana. 
Stalclubs. 
The Vandevere is an old fruit, a native.of Wilmington, Del., 
and took its name from a family there, and when growing on 
highly cultivated soil is much admired for culinary purposes, 
but is sometimes subject to: bitter rot, and is now mostly super- 
seded by the Smoke house and Republican Pippin, which are 
supposed to be seedlings of the old Vandever, and of much 
better quality, moderate, horizontal growth, not. very productive... 
Fruit of medium size, oblate. Stem about an inch long, inserted 
in a deep cavity. Calyx small and closed, set in a round moderate 
basin. Colour waxen yellow, striped-with red and covered with 
numerous green dots. Flesh yellowish, compact, but tender, 
with a fine rich, sub-acid flavour. October to January. 
Red Vandevere is said to be distinct and of better quality, 
less subject to bitter rot. , 
VANDYNE. 
Fruit large, roundish, slightly conic. Skin yellowish, with 9 
tinge of red and slightly sprinkled with brown and reddish dots, 
Stalk rather slender, in a large cavity. Calyx closed, in a deep 
uneven basin. Flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, agreeable, 
October. 
VanNvEVERE Pippin. 
Indiana Vandevere. 
Watson's Vandevere. 
Big Vandevere. 
Origia supposed to be Indiana, a rapid grower, spreading, and 
a moderate bearer. 
