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Red Winter Peaemain. 



Red Lady Finger. Buncombe. Red Fall Pippin. 



Bunkum. Red Vandevere. Meig's. 



Robertson's Pearmain. Batcbelor. Tinson's Red. 



Jackson's Red, Southern Fall Pippin. Powers. 



Origin unknown. An old variety. Tree of moderate upright 



growth. ; a regular bearer. Young shoots clear rich reddish, brown, 

 slightly downy. 



Bed Winter Pearmain. 



Fruit medium size, roundish oblong conic, yellowish, white, mostly 

 shaded with, maroon and thickly sprinkled with large light dots. Stalk 

 very short, in an acute deep cavity, slightly russeted. Calyx closed, set 

 in a small, round, open basin. Flesh whitish yellow, tender, juicy, mild 

 subacid, or nearly sweet, slightly aromatic. Good to very good. J an- 

 uary to March. 



Red Winter St\':eet. 



Origin unknown. Specimens from Kentucky, although, the fruit 

 is there stated to have come from Virginia or Maryland. 



Fruit medium, roundish conic, deep crimson on yellow, with indis- 

 tinct splashes and stripes, large and small light dots. Stalk short. 

 Cavity small. Calyx small, closed. Flesh, yellow, a little coarse, rich, 

 honeyed sweet. Fine for cooking. December, February. 



Reed. 



Originated on the premises of George Reed, Leedsville, Dutchess 

 Co., K Y. 



