THE APPLE. 



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Cadwallader's Golden. 



Originated on the farm of James Simmons, near Greenbush, Warren 

 County, Illinois, and introduced by E. F. Cadwallader, Paola, Kansas, 

 who states that the tree is hardy, a strong, vigorous grower, spreading, 

 an early and prolific bearer, and valuable for market and culinary uses. 



Fruit medium, oblate or roundish oblate ; skin bright yellow, some- 

 times with a slight blush, moderately sprin kl ed with dark grayish dots ; 



Cadwallader's Golden. 



stalk rather short, slender ; cavity quite large, deep, sometimes slight 

 russet ; calyx closed or half open ; basin large, deep, slightly corrugated ; 

 flesh yellowish white, half fine, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid ; 

 good to very good ; core small. October, February. 



Calkins' Pippin. 



Originated with the late Elias Calkins, of West Cornwallis, Nova 

 Scotia. Tree vigorous ; forms a large round head, with drooping 

 branches ; an early and heavy bearer alternate years ; is valuable for 

 market and culinary uses. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, sometimes oblong, slightly angular ; 

 skin whitish, thinly shaded and mottled on the sunny side, sometimes a 

 few nettings of russet and a few grayish dots ; stalk of medium length, 

 slender ; cavity large, deep ; calyx closed ; basin rather narrow, deep, 

 much corrugated ; flesh white, rather coarse, tender, juicy, brisk sub- 

 acid ; good ; core large. November, February. 



Chester County. 



Origin uncertain ; found on the farm of Dr. J. C. Brosins, Cochran- 

 ville, Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, spreading, inclining to droop ; very 



