THE APPLE. 



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an Indian clearing by Stephen Townsend, when he first settled in that 

 then wild country. Tree healthy, vigorous, upright spreading, produc- 

 tive. Young wood reddish brown, slightly downy. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, pale yellow, striped and 

 splashed with red, and covered with a thin bloom. Stalk rather long, 

 slender, inserted in a medium cavity. Calyx closed, set in a basin of 

 moderate depth. Flesh white, tender, very mild, agreeable, subacid. 

 Good to very good. Ripe middle of August to middle of September. 



Townsend's Smiling Beauty. 

 An excellent kitchen Apple. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, ribbed, yellow, with a brownish red 

 cheek. Calyx closed. Flesh tender, fine-grained, juicy, agreeable acid. 

 October to April. (Hogg.) 



Trader's Fancy. 



Originated in the nurseries of Solomon Phillips, Washington Co., 

 Pa. Tree a vigorous grower, a good and regular bearer, and popular 

 where known ; valued as a late keeper and market fruit at the South- 

 west. Young wood dull reddish brown. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, striped and shaded 

 with dull red, covered with a bloom. Stalk short, slender. Calyx 

 closed. Basin broad and corrugated. Flesh whitish, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 with a mild, pleasant, subacid flavor* Good to very good. January to 

 May. 



Transparent Codlin. 



Lindley describes this as a handsome Apple, forming a spreading 

 tree, and an excellent bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblong conic, lemon yellow, tinged with 

 salmon or red in the sun. Flesh tender, semi-transparent, juicy, sweet. 

 September, November. 



Transparent de Zurich. 



Fruit small or medium, beautiful waxen white, clear, translucent- 

 September. (Elliott.) 



Transport. 



Origin, Indiana. Tree poor in the nursery, good in the orchard, 

 very productive. 



Fruit large, globular, flattened, angular, pale yellow, blushed car- 

 mine. Dots scattered, green, with white bases ; purple where exposed, 

 bloom white. Flesh yellowish white, tender, melting, fine-grained, 

 juicy, mild subacid. Good to very good. December to February. 

 Not very profitable. (Warder.) 



Trenton Early ? 



A variety somewhat grown in Ohio and the West, the origin or identi- 



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