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THE APPLE. 



shaded or covered with crimson next the sun. Flesh yellowish, very 

 juicy, sweet, rich, aromatic. December to April. (Hogg.) 



Elford Pippin. 



Hogg describes this as a dessert Apple of first quality. Tree a healthy 

 vigorous grower and good bearer. 



Fruit roundish, ribbed near the calyx, yellowish green, with mark- 

 ings of russet in the shade, red, and striped with darker red next the 

 sun. Flesh yellowish, crisp, brisk, sugary, vinous. October, December. 



Elicke's Winter Sweet. 



Origin, Lebanon Co., Pa. An upright grower and a good bearer. 



Fruit above medium, obliquely depressed, yellow, striped and mot- 

 tled with crimson. Flesh yellowish, a little coarse, tender, not very 

 juicy, but very sweet, and excellent for apple butter. Good. De- 

 cember to January. 



Ellijay. 



From Clarksville, Ga. 



Fruit large, oblique, roundish conic, pale yellow, often a blush 

 red cheek in sun. Flesh white, rather tender, juicy, subacid. Hardly 

 good. Core large and hollow. Most valued for cooking. November, 

 December. 



Ellis. 



From Connecticut. Small, roundish, greenish yellow, brown cheek. 

 Flesh firm, juicy, pleasant, a long keeper. Good. April, May. 



Ellsworth. 

 Miller's Seedling. 



Originated in Columbia Co., N. Y., on the farm of John C. Miller. 



Tree pretty vigorous growth, erect, young wood, much like Swaar in 

 color, very productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish, fine yellow, sometimes a shade of crimson 

 in the sun. Nettings of russet and gray dots. Stalk long, slender. 

 Cavity rather large, russeted. Calyx closed. Segments small, short, 

 erect. Basin medium, slightly corrugated. Flesh white, firm, tender, 

 juicy, rich, sprightly subacid. Very good or best. Core small. Jan- 

 uary to March. 



Emperor. 



Described by Verry Aldrich in the Prairie Farmer as follows : — 

 Fruit medium, roundish, one-sided, orange striped and shaded with 

 red on the sun side, covered with white specks. Stalk short and 

 slender. Cavity deep. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, plea- 

 sant, almost sweet. 



Ene's Winter Sweet. 

 A Southern Apple, introduced by J. S. Downer, Elkton, Ky. 



