SELECT APPLES. 



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Large Yellow Bough, or Early Bough, large, 

 roundish, greenish yellow, sweet, very tender, 

 excellent flavor, regularly productive. Aug. 



Lynian's Large Summer, large, roundish, pale 

 yellow, subacid, high flavor; a moderate bearer 

 until the tree becomes large. Aug. 



Primate, medium size, pale yellow, with a 

 blush, tender, mild and good flavor, vigorous, 

 productive. Aug. and Sept. 



Red Astrachan, large, roundish, oblate, bright 

 crimson, beautiful, crisp, acid, juicy, good; vigor- 

 ous, productive. Aug. 



Sineqaanon, medium size, pale greenish yel- 

 low, tender, spicy, high flavored, excellent, 

 grows slow and slender, productive. Aug. 



Summer Pearmain, American, medium size, 



oblong, striped and dotted with red, tender, sub- 

 acid, high flavored, excellent, ripening for sev- 

 eral weeks ; growth slow, very productive. 

 Throughout Aug. 



Summer Queen, rather large, conical, yellow 

 striped with red, handsome, flesh yellow, sub- 

 acid, rich, spicy, fine flavor, fine for cooking, 

 vigorous growth. Aug. 



Snmmer Rose, medium size, roundish oblate, 

 yellowish blotched with red, very tender, crisp, 

 juicy, mild subacid, excellent ; grows rather slow, 

 productive. Middle to end of Aug. 



Williams' Favorite, medium size, oblong, crim- 

 son striped, mild, agreeable, moderately juicy, 

 excellent, handsome, of moderate growth, pro- 

 ductive. Ripens in succession during Aug. 



Class II. -AUTUMN APPLES. 



Late, or Antumn Strawberry, medium size, 

 roundish, tender, juicy, agreeable subacid flavor, 

 estimable, vigorous, and productive. Sept., Oct., 

 and Nov. 



Autumn Bough, medium or rather large, 

 roundish, whitish, sweet, pleasant flavor, much 

 esteemed, very productive. Sept. 



Cooper (of Ohio), rather large, round oblate, 

 greenish, yellow, striped with red, crisp, juicy, 

 pleasant, not high flavor, productive, much es- 

 teemed in Ohio. Midautumn. 



Drap d'or, or Orange Pippin, large, roundish, 

 golden yellow, showy, mild subacid, agreeable, 

 moderately vigorous, productive. Sept. and 

 Oct, 



Fall Pippin, very large, roundish, rich yellow 

 when ripe, flesh yellowish, rather firm, tender at 

 maturity, rich, aromatic, excellent, vigorous, 

 productive, greatly esteemed. Oct. to Dec. 



Pomme de Neige, medium size, round, red, 

 flesh very white, subacid, juicy, spicy, pleasant, 

 much esteemed at the North, vigorous, a French 

 variety, and also well known in Lower Canada. 

 Oct. and Nov. 



Grayenstein, rather large, roundish, yellow 

 striped red, tender, juicy, subacid, rich, high 

 flavored, excellent, handsome, vigorous, very 

 productive, well suited to the North. Sept. and 

 Oct. 



Hawley, or Dowse, quite large, roundish, pale 

 yellow, tender, fine grained, mild, rich fine sub- 

 acid flavor, very valuable, rather slow growth, 

 productive. Midautumn. 



Holland Pippin; this is not the Summer Pip- 

 pin, as is erroneously stated in some catalogues, 

 but is an autumnal fruit totally distinct ; very 

 large, roundish, somewhat oblong, pale yellow, 

 dull red cheek, flesh white, rather acid, second- 

 ary flavor, vigorous growth. Oct. and Nov. 



Jersey Sweeting, medium size, round ovate, 

 greenish yellow, striped with red, tender, juicy, 

 very sweet, popular for table and cooking, vigor- 

 ous, and productive. Sept. and Oct. 



Lowell, or Orange, large, roundish oblong, 

 fair, rich yellow, rather coarse, rich acid, excel- 

 lent, vigorous, productive, finest of its period, 

 and early bearer. It may be a synonym. 

 Sept. 



Lyscom, large, round, pale red stripes on yel- 

 lowish ground, fine grained, mild subacid, mod- 

 erately rich flavor, good second rate. Oct. and 

 Nov. 



Maiden's Blush, rather large, oblate, regular 

 form, fair, pale yellow, red shaded cheek, beau- 

 tiful, tender, pleasant subacid, good second rate, 

 very productive. Midautumn. 



Porter, rather large, oblong conical, bright 

 yellow, fair, tender, rich subacid, fine flavor, a 

 good Northern fruit, productive. Sept. 



Dyer, or Pomme Royale, rather large, round- 

 ish, pale yellow, tender, very fine grained, very 

 juicy, rich acid flavor, excellent, equaled by few, 

 productive. Sept., Oct., and Nov. 



Pumpkin Russet, or Sweet Russet, very large, 

 round, slightly flattened, yellowish green russet, 

 sweet, rich flavor, esteemed, vigorous growth. 

 Oct. and Nov. 



Rambo, medium, oblate, streaked and mar- 

 bled yellow and red, tender, mild subacid, rich, 

 juicy, fine flavor, vigorous growth, productive 

 much esteemed everywhere. Oct. to Dec. at the 

 North, but autumnal at the South. 



Ramsdell's Sweet, very beautiful, sweet, excel- 

 lent, productive. 



St. Lawrence, large, roundish, dark red stripes 

 on greenish yellow, rather acid, somewhat rich, 

 agreeable, handsome, productive, a popular 

 Canadian fruit. Midautumn. 



Class III.- WINTER APPLES. 



.Bailey Sweet, large, ovate, bright red, beau- 

 tiful, tendei*, mild, rich sweet, excellent, vigor- 

 ous, upright growth. Nov. to Jan. 



Baldwin, large, roundish, bright red striped 

 and shaded on yellow ground, crisp, mild, rich, 

 subacid flavor, handsome, vigorous and rapid 

 upright growth, very productive. A first rate 

 winter-keeping apple, and very suitable in con- 



nection with the Newtown Pippin for exporta- 

 tion ; ripens throughout the winter. 



Belmont, or Gate, rather large, ovate, pale 

 yellow with a blush, flesh firm, crisp, becomes 

 tender, mild, rich, subacid, fine flavor, very pro- 

 ductive, highly valued in some of the Western 

 States. Dec. and Jan. 



Blue Pearmain, large, roundish, with dull pur- 



