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THE APPLE. 



Putnam Keeper. 



From Kentucky. Tree vigorous, upright spreading. 



Fruit large, oblate, yellowish, shaded and splashed with red. Stalk 

 rather long. Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, pleasant sub- 

 acid. Good. Core small. December to March. 



Putnam Sweet. 

 Originated near Marietta, Ohio. 



Fruit large, flat, regular, surface smooth, mixed, splashed, and 

 striped deep red. Dots numerous, large. Calyx small, closed. Stalk 

 short. Flesh tender, sweet, very good. Kitchen, stock. August, Sep- 

 tember. (Warder.) 



PuTNEYITE. 



Fruit medium, roundish, light yellow, coarse, dry, acid. December, 

 January. (Elliott.) 



Quaker. 



An old Apple. Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, spreading, an early 

 and great bearer, regarded by some as a valuable market sort. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conic, yellow, splashed and 

 striped with rich red, light dots. Stalk medium, slender. Cavity 

 large. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, crisp, juicy, pleasant, slightly aro- 

 matic subacid. Good. November, February. 



Quaker Pippin. 



Fruit medium, greenish yellow. Yery acid. Poor. October. 

 (Elliott.) 



Queen Charlotte. 



An old German Apple, described by Ronalds as : 

 Fruit small, conical, greenish, with a facing of brown in sun. Flesh 

 brisk, pleasant. March, April. 



Queen of Sauce. 



A culinary Apple, described by Hogg as : 



Fruit large, oblate, greenish yellow, striped and flushed with red, 

 patches and specks of russet. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, 

 juicy, sugary, brisk, pleasant. Good. November, January. 



Queen of the Pippins. 

 Heine des Reinettes. 



Origin unknown. Foreign. 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, truncated, fine yellow, shaded, 

 splashed, and marbled with red, few gray dots. Stalk slender. Calyx 

 open. Basin large. Flesh yellowish white, firm, crisp, slightly aro- 

 matic. Good to very good. November, December. 



