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THE APPLE. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, sides unequal, yellow, marbled with 

 large red dots, few gray dots. Stalk very short. Calyx closed or par- 

 tially open. Basin slightly corrugated. Flesh yellowish, crisp, juicy, 

 tender, brisk subacid. Core rather small. Good. December, February. 



Snepps'. 

 Jno. Snepps'. 



Supposed origin, Edinburgh, la. Tree vigorous and sufficiently pro- 

 ductive. 



Fruit above medium, almost large, flat, dull green, becoming pale 

 yellow, with many dark dots that often give it a gray appearance. Calyx 

 large, closed. Stalk stout. Flesh yellowish, breaking, fine-grained, 

 juicy, agreeably sweet. December, March. (Warder.) 



Somerset. 



Origin, Somerset Co., Me. Tree very vigorous, upright spreading. 



Fruit large, roundish, somewhat flattened, bright yellow, mostly 

 covered with splashes and stripes of bright red. Flesh yellowish, some- 

 times a little stained with red, tender, juicy, agreeable subacid. Sep- 

 tember. (Me. Rep.) 



There is another Somerset grown in Western New York, the fruit 

 of which is medium or below, roundish conical, whitish yellow, partially 

 netted with russet. Flesh yellow, tender. Good. August, September. 

 The wood as well as fruit of these is quite distinct, the former being 

 reddish brown, the latter dull grayish reddish brown, downy. 



SOMMERSET LASTING. 



A fine showy English Apple, described by Ronalds as large, round- 

 ish oblate, clear yellow, with a blush red cheek. Flesh white, tender, 

 brisk, sharp subacid. Valuable for cooking or market. December to 

 March. 



Sops of Wine. 



Red Shropsavine ? Worden's Pie Apple. Hominy. 

 Bell's Early ? Washington. Dodge's Early Red. 



Bennington. 



An old European variety. Tree vigorous, upright, an early and 

 productive variety. 



Fruit medium, roundish, yellow and red, splashed and shaded with 

 deep red, and sprinkled with white and gray dots, and a thin bloom. 

 Stalk slender, in a narrow cavity. Calyx closed. Basin rather shallow, 

 uneven. Flesh white, often stained, not very juicy, mild, pleasant sub- 

 acid. Good. August, September. 



SOUISSON RUSSET. 



Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium, roundish conic, yellow, shaded with rich red or crim- 

 son in the sun, and splashes and blotches of russet in the shade, and 

 sometimes russet mixed with the red. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, rich, 

 brisk subacid. Yery good. Core small. February, March. 



