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THE APPLE. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow. Flesh greenish 

 white, tender, pleasant, subacid. Good to very good. December to 

 February. Tree a good grower and bearer, and sells well in market. 



There is another Fall Greening ^ which is more oblate in form. 

 Similar color. Flesh whitish yellow, juicy, sprightly subacid. Sep- 

 tember to November. The tree a poor grower. 



Fall Harvey. 



A fine large fall fruit from Essex Co., Mass., highly esteemed in that 

 neighborhood. We do not think it comparable to the Fall Pippin. 



Fruit large, roundish, a little flattened, obscurely ribbed or iiTegu- 

 lar about the stalk, which is rather slender, an inch long, set in a wide, 

 deep cavity. Calyx closed, small, in a rather shallow corrugated basin. 

 Skin pale straw yellow, with a few scattered dots. Flesh white, juicy, 

 crisp, with a rich, good flavor. Good, to very good. October and 

 November. 



Fall Jenneting. 

 Summer Jenneting. 

 Tree vigorous, and very productive. 



Fruit large, oblate, slightly conic, almost ribbed, pale greenish yel- 

 low, with a blush. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, brisk subacid. Good, 

 September and October. 



Fall Limbeetwig. 



Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic, pale yellow, shaded and 

 splashed with red. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, brisk subacid. Good, 

 November. 



Fall Orange. 



Orange. Holden. Hogpen. White Graft of Wis. 



Holden Pippin. Jones' Pippin. Red Cheek. Long Island. 



Origin, Holden, Mass. A very strong, erect grower, good bearer, 

 and hardy. Young shoots smooth, dark brownish red. 



Fruit fair, large, roundish, pale yellow, sometimes with a dull red 

 cheek and sprinkled with brownish dots. Stalk short, inserted in a 

 deep, narrow cavity, very slightly surrounded by russet. Calyx large, 

 partially closed, basin rather deep, narrow. Flesh white, tender, juicy, 

 subacid. Too acid for a dessert, good for cooking. October, November. 



Fall Pearmain. 



Tree thrifty, moderate bearer. From Connecticut. 



Fruit fair and handsome, medium, roundish conic, slightly angular. 

 Skin yellow, striped, splashed, and shaded with crimson, and sprinkled 

 with gray and green dots. Stalk medium, in a deep, slightly russeted 

 cavity. Calyx partially closed. Basin rather deep, slightly corrugated. 

 Flesh white, tender, juicy, subacid, rather rich flavor. Good to very 

 good. September, October. 



