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THE APPLE. 



Autumn Rose. 



Roseau d'Automne. 



An old English variety. Tree vigorous, spreading. Fruit medium, 

 red on bright rich yellow, russet at the stem. Flesh yellow, rich, 

 juicy, tender, high flavored. September. (Coxe.) 



Autumnal Swaar. 



Fall Swaar of West. 



Origin unknown. Tree hardy, vigorous, spreading. Fruit large, 

 roundish, conic, orange-yellow, netted with russet, and sprinkled with star- 

 shaped dots. Stalk rather short. Cavity broad, deep, slightly russeted. 

 Calyx small and closed. Basin deep, abrupt, and corrugated. Flesh yel- 

 low, juicy, tender, with a pleasant, rich, mild, slightly aromatic sub- 

 acid flavor. Core small. Very good. September. 



Autumn Sweet Bough. 



Late Bough. Sweet Bellflower. 



Fall Bough. Philadelphia Sweet. 



White Sugar ? 



Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, upright, round-headed, very pro- 

 ductive. One of the very best dessert sweet Apples of its season. 

 Fruit medium, conical, angular, smooth, pale yellow, sprinkled with a 

 few brown dots. Stalk of medium length, rather slender, inserted in a 

 deep narrow cavity. Calyx closed. Segments long. Basin deep, corru- 

 gated. Flesh white, very tender, with a sweet, refreshing, vinous flavor. 

 Very good. Last of August to first of October. 



Autumnal Sweet Swaar. 



Sweet Swaar. Sweet Golden Pippin. 



Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. Fruit 

 medium, oblate, inclining to conic, deep yellow, with occasional blush 

 in sun. Stalk rather long, slender. Cavity broad and even. Calyx 

 closed. Basin round, open, corrugated. Flesh yellow, tender, mode- 

 rately juicy, rich and sweet. Core medium. Very good. September, 

 October. 



Autumn Seek-no-farther. 

 Dr. Watson. 



Origin unknown. A variety considerably grown in Indiana, where 

 it is much esteemed. Tree moderately vigorous, spreading, productive. 

 Fruit medium, oblate, sides sometimes unequal. Color greenish-white, 

 shaded, and splashed in the sun with dull crimson. Stalk of medium 

 length. Cavity broad, uneven. Calyx open. Basin large, rather deep. 

 Flesh whitish-yellow, rather firm, juicy, rich, subacid. Core medium. 

 Veiy good. September, October. 



