FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
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AUTUMN VARIETIES. 
Alexander.— Large size, deep red or crimson; flesh yellowish white, crisp, tender, 
with pleasant flavor. This is a very handsome Russian apple, valuable on account of 
its liardiness, being suited to the extreme North. October. 
Autnniu Strawberry. — Medium size, roundish, or inclining to an oval shape; 
flesh tender and juicy, and of a pleasant flavor; bears abundantly. September and 
October. 
Duchess of Oldenburg.— Large size, roundish, streaked with red and yellow; 
flesh whitish, juicy and sprightly sub-acid; ripening early in the Fall; tree a vigorous 
grower, having fine large foliage, bearing abundantly, and when very young succeeds in 
nearly all sections of the country, and is as valuable in the extreme Korlh as it is in the 
South. It is of Russian origin, and is full as hardy as any known variety. September. 
Fall Orange.- Large size, nearly round, yellow, sometimes a little dull red, rather 
acid, excellent for cooking ; a very early and abundant bearer. 
Gravenstelu.— Large, round, greenish yellow, striped with red; flesh tender, juicy 
and crisp, with a slight aromatic flavor. September and October. 
Maiden's Blush.— Medium to large ; flat, smooth, regular ; evenly shaded red 
cheek or blush on a pale yellow ground ; flesh tender, sub-acid ; tree a fair grower and 
productive. September and October. 
Orang-e Pippin.— Fruit medium size, quite round; color light yellow, deep yellow 
vrhen fully matured; tree rather crooked and drooping in its growth; very productive. 
September. 
Porter.— Medium to large size; oblong, yellow; flesh fine grained and very juicy, 
sub-acid, with an agreeable aromatic flavor. A poor grower in the nursery. 
Red Bietigheinier.— A new and very valuable German variety; fruit very largB 
size and excellent quality; color light yellow nearly covered with red, (purplish crimson 
when exposed to the sun) ; tree a magnificent spreading grower, bearing immense crops. 
September. 
St. Lawrence.— Large, round; streaked red and greenish yellow; a very beautiful 
productive and popular market apple from Canada. October. 
Late Fall and Early Winter Varieties. 
Hurlbut.— Tree is very vigorous and a great bearer. Fruit medium to large, conic 
angular. Skin yellow, shaded and splashed with dark red. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, 
sprightly, sub-acid. In season from October to Decemlier. 
Fall Pippin.— Very large, roundish or somewhat flattened; greenish yellow, with 
sometimes a blush; flesh very tender. November and December. 
Fall Janneting.— Very large, oblate, ridged; pale greenish yellow with a blush; 
flesh brittle, juicy, with a fine sub-acid flavor. October and November. 
Faineuse.— A famous Canadian apple. Medium to large size, roundish deep crim- 
son ; flesh very white, tender, juicy, and of the best quality! Tree hardy and productive; 
one of the most valuable varieties for the North. October to January. 
