THE APPLE. 



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Red Winter Pearmain. 



Bed Lady Finger. Buncombe. Bed Fall Pippin. 



Bunkum. Bed Vandevere. Meig's. 



Bobertson's Pearmain. Batchelor. Tinson's Bed. 



Jackson's Bed. Southern Fall Pippin. Powers. 



Origin unknown. An old variety. Tree of moderate upright 



growth ; a regular bearer. Young shoots clear rich reddish brown, 

 slightly downy. 



Red Winter Pearmain. 



Fruit medium size, roundish oblong conic, yellowish white, mostly 

 shaded with maroon and thickly sprinkled with large light dots. Stalk 

 very short, in an acute deep cavity, slightly russeted. Calyx closed, set 

 in a small, round, open basin. Flesh whitish yellow, tender, juicy, mild 

 subacid, or nearly sweet, slightly aromatic. Good to very good. Jan- 

 uary to March. 



Red Winter Sweet. 



Origin unknown. Specimens from Kentucky, although the fruit 

 is there stated to have come from Virginia or Maryland. 



Fruit medium, roundish conic, deep crimson on yellow, with indis- 

 tinct splashes and stripes, large and small light dots. Stalk short. 

 Cavity small. Calyx small, closed. Flesh yellow, a little coarse, rich, 

 honeyed sweet. Fine for cooking. December, February. 



Reed. 



Originated on the premises of George Reed, Leedsville, Dutchess 

 Co., N. Y. 



