THE APPLE. 



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Scotch Bridget. 

 A cooking fruit, Lancaster, England. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, ribbed or knobbed at apex. Flesh 

 white, tender, soft, juicy. October, January. (Hogg.) 



Scott's Best. 



Origin, farm of Luther Scott, Hinsdale, Cattaraugus Co., Y. Tree 

 moderately vigorous, spreading. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, yellowish, shaded and mot- 

 tled with light red, striped and splashed with crimson. Stalk variable, 

 slender. Cavity slightly russeted. Calyx nearly closed. Flesh whitish, 

 fine-grained, tender, juicy, agreeable, slightly aromatic, subacid. Good 

 to very good. November, December. 



Scrivener's Bed. 



An admired cider fruit in some parts of Maryland and Delaware. 

 Fruit medium, roandish oblong conical, bright red, with dark stripes. 

 Flesh juicy, breaking, rich. October. 



Seaconk Sweet. 



An old Connecticut Apple. Tree strong grower, very productive. 

 Fruit medium, roundish oblong conic, red, with stripes of darker red, 

 .few small white dots. Flesh white, compact, sweet. Good. January 

 to April. 



Seaman's Sweet. 



From Long Island. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, whitish, splashed, striped, and 

 shaded with red. Calyx closed. Stalk very short. Flesh white, not 

 tender, juicy, sweet. Good. Baking. October. 



Seaver Sweet. 

 Grafton Sweet. 



Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, productive, spreading. Young 

 wood light reddish brown, slightly downy. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblong conical, pale yellow, blush of red in 

 the sun, few gray dots. Stalk medium, slender. Calyx closed. Flesh 

 yellowish, moderately tender, juicy, sweet. Good. Core small. Janu- 

 ary to j^.pril. 



Seedless. 



Origin in the grounds of Alfred Smith, Addison, Yt. Tree drooping 

 habit, healthy and productive. 



Fruit below medium, oblate roundish, light greenish yellow, with 

 dark carmine cheek in sun. Stalk slender. Cavity open, deep. Calyx 

 small, closed. Flesh white, dry, very mild subacid. Only good. Core 

 without seeds. November, December. 



