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Golden Sweet. Large, round, light straw color ; medium quality ; tree in 
the nursery a crooked grower. August and September. 
Red Astrachan. Large, roundish ; nearly covered with deep crimson, with 
a pale white bloom ; very beautiful ; ilesh white, crisp, moderately juicy, 
with an acid flavor ; good for cooking. Tree vigorous, hardy, and a good 
bearer. August. 
Surprise. A new summer apple, recently imported from Austria. Fruit 
large, roundish, slightly conical ; skin greenish yellow, often bright yel- 
low, with many minute' dots ; flesh yellowish white, with a most agreeable 
sub-acid flavor ; unexcelled for eating and cooking. Tree a strong grower, 
fine form, and an early and prolific bearer. Ripens immediately after 
Duchess of Oldenburg, continuing several weeks. 
Sweet Bough. Large, oblong ; skin pale yellow ; flesh white, tender, and 
crisp when fully ripe, with a rich, sweet, and sprightly flavor. August 
and September. 
Wentworth's Early. Tree a free grower, hardy, and an early and abundant 
bearer. Fruit medium to large ; color a most attractive red ; flavor brisk, 
sub-acid : quality best. Ripens as early as any known apple. 
Yellow Transparent. Tree a good grower, hardy, and an unusually early 
bearer. Fruit pale yellow, roundish ovate, good size and good quality ; 
skin clear white at first, becoming a beautiful pale yellow when fully 
matured. Ripens a few days before Red Astrachan. 
Yellow Sweet. Ripens with Yellow Transparent. Tree a fine grower and 
very hardy. Fruit yellow with reddish bronze on the sunny side. Flesh 
firm and agreeably sweet ; good for dessert cooking. Keeps well for an 
early apple. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES. 
Pall Pippin. Verj- large, roundish, or somewhat flattened ; greenish yellow, 
with sometimes a blush ; flesh very tender. October and November. 
Pameuse. Medium to large size , roundish ; deep crimson , flesh very white, 
tender, juicy, and of the best quality. Tree hardy and productive. Octo- 
ber and November. 
Grravenstein. Large, round ; greenish yellow, striped with red ; flesh tender, 
juicy, and crisp, with a slight aromatic flavor. September and October. 
Long-field. Tree an early and abundant bearer. Fruit medium, conical ; 
color a yellowi.sh green, thickly covered with red stripes, and a decided 
blush oil the sunny side; flavor a rich, sprightly sub-acid. October and 
November 
Maiden's Blush. Medium to large ; flat smooth ; evenly shaded red cheek 
or blush on a pale yellow ground ; flesh tender, sub-acid. September and 
October. 
Rambo. Fruit medium size, flat ; skin yellowish white, streaked and mot- 
tled with red ; flesh whitish, very tender, fine flavored. October and 
November. 
Smoke House. Large, yellow, richly shaded with bright red ; firm, juicy, 
crisp, and rich. Tree a very crooked grower. October and November. 
Wealthy. Fruit medium to large ; light color, striped with red ; pleasant 
sub-acid, flesh white. Tree a good grower, thrifty, a great and early 
bearer ; as hardy as Duchess of Oldenburg. October and November. 
