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THE APPLE. 



small. Flesh white, agreeable subacid. August, September. (Gar. 

 Mon.) 



Sugar and Brandy. 

 A Lancashire, England, Apple. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical, rib on one side, deep dull 

 yellow, pale red in the shade, bright orange red in the sun. Flesh deep 

 yellow, spongy, juicy, very sweet. August, September. (Hogg.) 



Sugar Loaf Pippin. 

 Hutching's Seedling. 



A foreign sort. Tree of good growth and productive. 



Fruit of medium size, oblong or conical, smooth, clear pale yellow, 

 becoming nearly white on one side when fully ripe. Flesh white, firm, 

 very slightly acid, and moderately juicy. Good. Ripens the latter part 

 of July, and is very showy on the tree. 



Sugar Sweet. 



From Massachusetts. Tree vigorous, upright, a moderate bearer. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate conic, yellow, mostly shaded with red, 

 and a dark maroon cheek. Flesh white, fine-grained, not very tender, 

 but with a rich, honeyed sweetness. Good. December to February. 



Suisse. 



Pomme Suisse. Pomme Rubanee. Pomrne de Perroquet. 



An old variety, described in 1665. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly conical, greenish, and 

 striped in the shade with yellowish green, which in sun becomes dull 

 reddish. Stalk slender. Calyx small. Flesh white, tender, moderately 

 juicy, subacid. Good. 



Summer Bellflower. 



Origin, farm of J. R. Comstock, Dutchess Co., N. Y. Tree vigor- 

 ous, upright, productive. Young shoots clear reddish brown. 



Fruit medium or above, oval, inclining to conic, clear yellow, with 

 rarely a faint orange blush on the side of the sun. Stalk an inch long, 

 in a shallow cavity. Calyx closed, with small reflexed segments, slightly 

 five-sided basin. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, excellent subacid. 

 Good. Middle of August to middle of September. 



Summer Bellflower of Pennsylvania 



is quite distinct from the above, and very much resembles Yellow Bell- 

 flower in shape and color, but has a very wide and deep cavity, and 

 closed calyx. Flesh yellowish white, firm and fine texture, not very 

 juicy, with a brisk, agreeable, pleasant subacid. Good. Last of August 

 and first of September. Young shoots light reddish brown, downy. 



