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THE APPLE. 



Fruit medium, approacliing conic, truncate, yellowish, striped and 

 shaded with carmine, and considerably sprinkled with large light dots. 

 Stalk small and short, inserted in a large open cavity suiTOunded by 

 greenish russet. Calyx open, set in a round, abrupt basin. Flesh yel- 

 low, tender, juicy, with a very pleasant, mild, subacid flavor. Very 

 good. January to April. 



Ashmead's Keknel. 



A variety from Gloucestershire, England. Tree hardy and pro- 

 ductive. 



Fruit small, roundish, oblate, greenish yellow, with tinge of brown- 

 ish orange in the sun. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, aromatic. 

 November to May. (Lind.) 



ASHMORE. 

 Red Ashmore. 



Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. Young shoots 

 dull reddish brown. 



Fruit medium, form roundish oblate, inclining to conical, generally 

 regular ; color whitish yellow, washed or shaded with rich bright red, 

 obscurely splashed, moderately sprinkled with light and gray dots. Skin 

 glossy, smooth. Stalk medium ; cavity broad, deep, slightly russeted. 

 Calyx small, finely closed. Segments erect. Basin deep, open, slightly 

 uneven. Flesh white, tender, juicy, mild, subacid. Core small. Yery 

 good. October, November. 



Striped Ashmore is claimed by some as a distinct variety, differing 

 only in its coloring. 



ASTERUS. 



D'Astenis. Strifling d'Hiver. 



An English variety, valuable for cooking. 



Fruit large, roundish, green, with some dull red streaks. Flesh firm, 

 rich, subacid or acid. January to April. (Ron.) 



Augustine. 



Large, roundish, conic, yellow, striped with red, sweet and dry. 

 August. 



Augustus Pearmain. 



An English variety. Fruit small to medium, roundish conical, 

 yellow, with streaks of red, deepest in the sun. Calyx small, closed. 

 Stalk short, and having a knobby attachment. Flesh tender, juicy, vinous, 

 aromatic. November, December. (Hogg.) 



Aunt Anna. 



Aunt Anna's Seedling. 



Introduced by John Reeder, South Charleston, Ohio. Fruit medium, 

 oblate, yellow, finely striped with red. Flesh yellow, tender, rather dry. 

 (O. P. S. Rep.) 



