THE APPLE. 



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interTening ones, and is considered a valuable variety in its locality ; 

 young shoots reddish. bro^VQ. 



Pruit lai'ge, roundish oblate, slightly angular ; skin pale yello^vish 

 green, shaded, splashed and striped vrith pale dull red nearly over the 

 surface, and thickly sprinkled ^\ith large areole dots ; stalk short, small ; 

 cavity rather large ; calyx half closed ; basin large, deep, smooth ; flesh 

 yellowish ^vhite, fine, rather firm, tender, juicy, rich subacid, slightly 

 ai^omatic ; very good ; core small. December, January. 



Pom:sie Geise d'Ok. 

 Swazie Pomme Grise. 



An old variety of unknown origin. I am informed it is consider- 

 ably gi^own in Canada and some portions of "VTestern Xew York, and 

 there were trees of it near ZSTiagara on the Colonel Swazie farm — where 

 it probably originated — two feet in diameter. Tree hardy, upright, 

 moderately vigorous, and a good bearer every other year. The fruit is 

 more oblong, more golden in color, and more aromatic than the Pomme 

 Grise, and is considered superior to it. 



Pomme G-rlse d'Or. 



Fruit small, oblate, or roundish oblate, conical; skin deep yellow, 

 covered with a thin light cinnamon grayish russet, and many rather 

 obscure light dots ; stalk short to long, slender ; cavity rather broad, 

 deep; calyx closed; basin quite large, deep, slightly corrugated; flesh 

 whitish, fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid, rich and aromatic ; very good 

 or best ; core rather small. January to March or April. 



Presh's "V^I^-TEE. 



Originated at the Forest Xurseiy of J. S. Downer &: Son, of Faii'- 

 view, Todd County, Ky., who write that the tree is a good gi'ower, up- 



