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THE APPLE. 



Prop. 



From Pennsylvania. 



Fruit medium, oblate oblique, pale yellow, with a few large splashes 

 and stripes of light red, few large brown dots. Stalk short. Calyx 

 large, open. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid. Good. 

 Core small. December. 



Pryor's Ped. 



Pitzer Hill. Big Hill. Prior's Bed. 



Origin unknown. Tree upright, spreading, not very vigorous, nor 

 an early bearer, requires a deep, rich soil, and a warm season or a south- 

 ern climate for the full development of its excellence. Young wood 

 and buds clear reddish brown, many large conspicuous gray dots. 



Pryor's Red. 



Fruit medium, somewhat globular oblate, obliquely depressed. Color 

 greenish yellow, shaded with red, striped with dark crimson, and thickly 

 sprinkled with greenish gray dots, and some seasons much covered with 

 russet. Stalk short and thick, inserted in a small acute cavity, sur- 

 rounded by traces of russet, which sometimes considerably overspread 

 the fruit. Calyx firmly closed, set in a small basin. Flesh yellowish, 

 tender, juicy, very rich, pleasant subacid. Yery good. January to 

 March. 



There is an apple under name of Pryor's Blue, which may be distinct 

 from the above, and may prove identical. 



Pucker End. 



From Long Island. Tree thrifty and productive. Fruit large, 

 roundish, inclining to conic, pale yellow, often shaded with crimson in 



