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moderate, very upright growth, forming a beautiful roundish, regular, 

 even head, very productive. Young shoots dark dull reddish brown, 

 slightly grayish or imperfect downy. 



Garden Koyal. 



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Fruit medium or below. Form roundish oblate, very slightly conic. 

 Color greenish yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed with rich red, a lit- 

 tle dull or grayish toward the stalk. Sprinkled with light and gray dots. 

 Stalk medium, slender. Cavity deep, acute. Calyx open or partially 

 closed. Segments sometimes a little recurved. Basin shallow, slightly 

 uneven. Flesh yellow, very tender, juicy, rich, mild subacid, aromatic. 

 Best. Core small. Last of August, September. 



Garden Stripe. 



Tree moderately vigorous, spreading, and drooping. 



Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, yellowish, broadly striped, 

 splashed and shaded with shades of deep red. Flesh tender, juicy, sub- 

 acid. Good. September. 



Garden Sweet. 



A New England Apple. Tree hardy, thrifty, and productive. 

 Young shoots strong, light reddish brown, slightly downy. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblong conic. Color yellow, shaded and 

 splashed with crimson nearly over the whole surface, many light and gray 

 dots. Stalk rather short and small. Cavity acute. Calyx closed. Seg- 

 ments partially recurved. Basin large, abrupt, corrugated. Flesh yel- 

 lowish white, tender, juicy, rich, sweet. Yery good. Core medium. 

 September and October. A valuable variety for cooking or stock feed- 

 ing, continuing a long time in use. 



