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THE APPLE. 



Curtis Greening. 

 Origin uncertain, found in Illinois. 



Fruit medium to large, oblong, tmncated, axis inclined, yellow, 

 bronzy. Flesh yellow, breaking, subacid. Good. January to Febru- 

 ary. (Warder.) 



Curtis Sweet. 



Introduced to notice by Joseph Cartis, St. Alban's, Yt. Tree vigor- 

 ous, upright, productive, and hardy. 



Fruit large, roundish, conical, ribbed, pale yellow, sprinkled, marbled, 

 and splashed with crimson, and thickly covered with crimson dots. Flesh 

 white, fine-grained, very tender, with a very pleasant sweet flavor. Core 

 large. Good. August to October. 



Custard. 



Originated in the grounds of L. B. Langworthy, Greece, Monroe Co., 

 N. Y. Tree productive. 



Fruit medium, to small, roundish, or roundish oblate, inclining to 

 conic, greenish yellow, faintly marbled and splashed with dull red, deep- 

 er in the sun. Flesh whitish, very tender, juicy, very mild, almost sweet, 

 agreeable, good for the amateur. Core small. Yery good. November, 

 December. 



Cut Pippin. 



West's Spitzenberg. Haymaker. 

 Honemaker Pippin. Hommaclier ApfeL 



From Western Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, productive. 

 Fruit medium to large, greenish. Flesh greenish, juicy, subacid. 

 Good. December to April. (Elliott.) 



Dahlongea. 



Of Southern origin, but precise locality unknown. 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, light greenish yellow, shaded, 

 splashed, and marbled mth crimson, a slight bloom, and thickly sprin- 

 kled with light dots. Flesh whitish, moderately tender, juicy, subacid. 

 Good. February to March. 



Dahlton. 

 Dahlton Pippin. 



Origin unknown. So far as we know, only grown in Massachusetts. 



Fruit medium, oblate, greenish yellow, slight blush in the sun, 

 greenish dots. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, mild subacid. Good. Sep- 

 tember, October. 



Dame Jeannette. 

 Joannetten's Eeinette. 



Of French origin. 



Fruit small to medium, roundish, conical, yellowish, with a bronzed 

 cheek in sun. Stalk slender. Calyx large. Flesh white, veined ^vith. 

 yellow, mild subacid, perfumed. December. (Yerg.) 



