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RUSSET, ENGLISH. — Medium size, greenish yellow russet, flesh crisp, with a 

 pleasant sub-acid flavor. Tree stout and upright ; a certain and exceedingly pro- 

 ductive bearer. Keeps till June. 



RUSSET, ROXBURY or BOSTON -Medium size to large, surface rough, green- 

 ish, covered with russet, flavor indifi'erent. Tree vigorous, spreading, and a great 

 bearer ; keeps till June. Its great popularity is owing to its productiveness and 

 long keeping. 



SWAAR, — Large, pale lemon yellow, with dark dots, flesh tender, rich and spicy. 

 Tree a moderate, erect grower, with dark shoots, and large gray buds ; with 

 good culture it is one of the very best of apples. Nov. to May. 



SEEK-NO-FURTHER, (Westfield.)— Medium to large, striped with dufl red, and 

 slightly russeted, flesh tender, rich and excellent. Tree a good grower and bear- 

 er, and fruit always fair. Nov. to Feb. 



SPITZENBERa, ESOPUS— Large, deep red, with gray spots, and delicately coated 

 with bloom, flesh yellow, crisp, rich and excellent. Tree rather a feeble, slow 

 grower, and moderate bearer; esteemed in this State as one of the very best. 

 Nov. to April. 



SMITH'S CIDER.— Large, handsome, red and yellow, juicy, acid ; quality medium; 

 a fine grower and bearer ; succeeds well in the south and west, not so well here- 

 Nov. to Feb. 



TOLMAN'S SWEETING-.— Medium size, pale, whitish yellow, slightly tinged with 

 red, flesh firm, rich and very sweet ; excellent for cooking. Tree vigorous, up- 

 right, and very productive. Nov. to April. 



TWENTY OUNCE.— A very large, showy, striped apple, of fair quality. Tree an 

 upright, compact grower, and fine bearer ; excellent for baking, and of pleasant 

 flavor, though not rich ; popular in the markets. Oct. to Jan. 



YANDEYERE.— Medium size, yellow, striped with red, and becoming deep crim- 

 son next the sun ; flesh yellow, rich and fine. Tree a fair grower and good bear- 

 er ; succeeds best on light, warm, dry soils. Oct. to March. 



WAGENER.— Medium to large size, deep red in the sun ; flesh flrm, sub-acid and . 

 excellent. Tree very productive ; an excellent variety, introduced from Penn 

 Yan, Yates Co., N. Y. Dec. to May. 



WELL'S SWEETING.— A good, sweet apple, of medium size ; from Newburg, N. Y- 



WINESAP. — Large, roundish, deep red, medium quality, keeps well. Tree a fair 

 grower and good bearer, succeeds well in the west, and is there valuable. Not 

 grown here in orchards. Dec. to May. 



WILLOW TWIG. — Large, roundish, striped, quality good ; tree very hardy, and a 

 great bearer ; keeps well. A valuable orchard variety in some parts of the west, 

 Dec. to May. 



WHITE PIPPIN. — A fine apple, resembling the Newtown Pippin. Much grown 

 and highly esteemed in s6me parts of Ohio and other Western States. Tree a 

 good grower and bearer. Jan. to March. 



WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN.— Large, oblong, pale yellow, beautiful and very 

 good. Tree a good grower, hardy and productive. Highly esteemed at the west 

 and southwest. Jan. to April. 



CLASS IV.— APPLES for OBTTAMENT or PBESEE,VIK"G. 



GOLDEN BEAUTY.— Medium size, yellow, with a red cheek ; beautiful. 



RED SIBERIAN CRAB. — Small, about an inch in diameter, yellow, with scarlet 



cheek, beautiful. Tree is vigorous and erect, bears when two or three years old. 



Sept. and Oct. 

 LARGE RED SIBERIAN CRAB.— Nearly twice as large as tha above, but similar 



in appearance and quality. Trees grow large. Sept. and Oct. 

 YELLOW SIBERIAN CRAB.— Nearly as large as the last, and of a beautiful golden 



yellow. 



