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Jersey Sweet — Medium size; striped red and green; tender, juicy and sweet; o. free 

 grower and good bearer; very popular, "both for table and cooking. September 

 and October. 



Maiden's Blusli— Large, flat; pale yellow with a red cheek; beautiful; tender and 

 pleasant, but not high flavored. Tree an erect, free grower, and a good bearer. A. 

 valuable market apple. September and October. 



Munson's^ Sweet — Medium to large; pale yellow with a red cheek; tender, juicy and 

 good. Tree a rigorous grower and a good bearer. October and JSTovember. 



Oldenburg- (Duchess of Oldenburg) — A large, beautiful Russian apple; roundish; 

 streaked red and yellow; tender, juicy and pleasant. A kitchen apple of best 

 quality, and esteemed by many for the dessert. Tree a rigorovs, fine grower, and 

 a young and abundant bearer. September. Succeeds well in the Northwest, 

 where most varieties fail. 



*Porter — Medium to large; oblong; yellow; flesh tender and of excellent flavor. Tree 

 a ^w<9r grower; very popular in Massachusetts. September. 50 cents each. 



Pumpkin Sweet (Pumpkin Russet) — A very large, round, yellowish russet apple, 

 very sweet and rich. Tree a rigorous, rapid, upright grower; valuable. October 

 and November. 



*Ked Bietiglieinier — A rare, and valuable German variety. Fruit large to very 

 large; roundish inclining to conical; skin pale cream-colored ground, mostly cov- 

 ered with purplish crimson; flesh white, firm, sub-acid, with a brisk, pleasant fla- 

 vor. Tree a free grower and abundant bearer. This is one of the largest and 

 handsomest apples, and worthy of extensive cultivation. Early fall. 50 cents each. 



St. LaT^^rence — Large, round; streaked red and greenish yellow; quality moderate ; a 

 productive and popular market apple in Canada. Tree hardy and a free grower. 

 October. 



Stump — Originated near Rochester. Fruit medium size, conical; skin yellow, striped 

 and shaded with light red; resembles Chenango; flesh firm, crisp, juicy, tender, 

 sprightly, sub-acid. The fruit, from its uniform size, fine appearance, and mild, 

 pleasant flavor, commands a ready sale at a good price. A decided acquisition to 

 the list of profitable market and good garden varieties. Tree of handsome, stocky - 

 growth and very prolific. September and October. 



*Wasliing"ton Strawberry — Large; yellow, shaded, splashed and mottled with 

 rich red; crisp, tender, juicy, brisk sub-acid; a hardy, vigorous grower, and an 

 early and abundant bearer. September and October. 50 cents each. 



CLASS III.— WINTER APPLES. 



Baldwin — Large, bright red, crisp, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous, upright and pro- 

 ductive. In New England, New York, Ontario and Michigan, this is one of the 

 most popular and profitable sorts for either table or market. December to March. 



*Belle de Boskoop — Large, bright yellow, washed with light red on sunny side, 

 and sometimes with a sprinkling of russet; flesh crisp, firm, juicy, sprightly, sub- 

 acid; quality very good; a late keeper. 50 cents each. 



Ben Davis (New York Pippin, Kentucky Streak, &c.)— A large, handsome, striped 

 apple, of good quality. Tree very hardy, vigorous and productive; a late keeper; 

 highly esteemed in the West and Southwest. 



Cana€la Reinette — Very large, flattened, ribbed; dull yellow; flesh firm, juicy and 

 rich. Tree a, free grower, spreading and a good bearer. In France it is considered 

 the largest and best apple, and proves exceUent here. November to March. 



Cooper's Market (Cooper's Redling) — Medium size, conical; red, handsome; quality 

 good; one of the latest keepers, and therefore very valuable. Tree hardy; a slender 

 grower and productive. December to May. 



Dominie (Wells of'Ohio) — A^ large, fine striped apple, resembling the Rambo; a rigor- 

 ous grower and a profuse bearer; succeeds very well in nearly all the Western 

 States; attains a great size in Illinois and Iowa. December to April. 



