THE APPLE— VAKIETIES. 



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oblong ; skin tliin, yellowisli green wlien ripe, with some- 

 times a broAvnisli clieek ; stem short, in a shallow cavity; 

 calyx small, closed in a shallow basin; flesh yellowish- 

 white, tender, of a mild acid and rather pleasant flavor; 

 begins to ripen the 15th or 20th of May. The earliest of 

 apples, which is its only merit. Probably the White 

 Juneating of Downing. Liable to the aphis. 



2. Early Harvest. — Fruit medium size, round, some- 

 times flattened ; skin smooth, with a few white dots, and of 

 lightest straw color; stalk half to three-fourths of an inch 

 long, slender in a moderate cavit}^; calyx in a shallow 

 basin ; flesh white, tender, juicy, crisp ; flavor rich, spright- 

 ly, andsubacid. Inclined to overbear. E-ipens last of May. 



3. Red Jii7ie. — Fruit medium, generally oblong, but occa- 

 sionally flat ; skin smooth, green in the shade, changing 

 rapidly at maturity to a fine dark crimson ; stem half to 

 three-fourths of an inch long, inserted in a moderate 

 cavity ; calyx in a shallow basin ; flesh white, tender, 

 mellow, and digestible, fine grained, slightly acid, moder- 

 ately juicy, but not rich. A good fruit and a hardy, pro- 

 ductive tree. E-ipens early in June. This is not the Red 

 Astracou, which, being more acid, is better for the kitchen, 

 and not so good for the dessert. 



4. Julian. — Fruit medium size, roundish, tapering some- 

 what to the eye, rather one-sided ; calyx small, in a 

 narrow basin; stem short, in a moderate cavity; skin 

 thin, yellowish white, striped and marbled with carmine, 

 of a beautiful waxen appearance, sprinkled sparingly with 

 whitish dots ; flesh white, tender, juicy, and fine flavored ; 

 indeed, the finest summer apple known north and south. 

 Ripens about the middle of July. 



5. Sinclair's Yellow. — Fruit small to medium, flat or 

 roundish ; skin smooth, of a fine orange color, darkened 

 in the sun ; flesh pale yellow, with a rich subacid flavor- 



