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THE APPLE. 



where it is Mglily prized as one of their best and handsomest apples of 

 its season. Tree upright, moderate grower, and productive alternate 

 years ; young shoots reddish brown, grayish. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate ; skin yellowish green, striped 

 with crimson, red and orange ; stalk short ; cavity large, deep, russeted ; 

 calyx closed ; basin medium, regular ; flesh whitish, yellow, fine, brittle, 

 juic}', mild agreeable subacid flavor; core small. Aug-ust, September. — • 

 ( Western Gardener.) 



Summer Spitzenburgh. 



French Spitzenburgh. 



Originated with "Woolsey Ostrander, Plattekill, N. Y. Tree moder- 

 ately vigorous, forming a round head ; an early and abundant bearer 

 annually. 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, slightly angular ; skin whitish, 

 almost entii'ely covered with two shades of red in stripes and splashes, 



Summer Spitzenburgh. 



some of which are quite dark, and covered with a thin bloom ; stalk 

 short ; cavity medium, sometimes slightly russeted ; calyx closed ; bamn 

 medium, slightly corrugated ; flesh yellowish white, half tender, moder- 

 ately juicy, subacid, and a little aromatic ; good to very good. August, 

 September. 



Tuttle. 



Originated on the farm of Lyman Tuttle, Hamden, Conn. Tree 

 upright, vigorous, an early and abundant bearer every other year of fair 



