THE APPLE. 



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Fruit medium, ronndish oblate, slightly conic, obscurely ribbed, whit- 

 ish yellow, shaded with dark red and stripes and splashes in the sun, few 

 light dots. Stalk short. Canity small. Calyx closed. Basin rather 

 deep. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, mild subacid, almost sweet. Good 

 to very good. Core medium. September. 



FouLDOX Peaemain. 

 Horrex's Pearmain. 

 Origin, Norfolk, England. 



Fruit medium, roundish, pale yellow, blush in the sun. Flesh 

 yellowish white, firm, crisp, brisk, sharp subacid. November to March. 

 (Lind.) 



FOUXDLIXG. 

 Shirley. Grotoru 



Origin, Groton, Mass. Tree moderately vigorous, spreading, produc- 

 tive. 



Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, inclining to conic. Color 

 yellowish green, striped and shaded with deep rich red. Stalk short, 

 slender, in a large, somewhat furrowed cavity. Calyx closed. Basin 

 small, furrowed. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, rich 

 -vinous aroma. Yery good. August, September. 



Fourth of July. 



Siberian August. Tetofsky, erroneously. McAdow's June. 



Stewart's Nonpareil ? August Apple. 



A German Apple, introduced by C. F. Jaeger, of Columbus, Ohio. 



rourth of J uly. 



Valuable mainly for its hardiness and early maturity as a cooking or 

 market variety. Tree a strong upright grower, forming a fine head. 

 Young shoots long dark reddish brown. 



