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C. W. Stuart & Co., Newark, New York 
WINTER APPLES, continued. 
Ontario. Sour, Bed, striped. January to 
April. A hybrid, resulUiii; from the crossing 
of tlie Northern Spy .tiuI W.isener. Fruit ten- 
der and juicy, of mild subacid flavor. Bears 
young, annual crops of good uniform size. 
Keeps until April. Undoubtedly one of tlie 
most desiraf)le liardy varieties yet introduced, 
and in the future is bound to command a high 
price in the British market. Bears young, like 
the Wagner. Origin, Ontario, Canada. 
Paradise Winter Sweet. Sweet. Green, 
not striped. November to April. Fruit rather 
large, regularly formed, roundish. Color pale 
greenish yellow, with a brown blush. Flesh 
white, fine grained, juicy, sweet, sprightly, 
and very good. Succeeds well at the west. 
Origni, Pennsylvania. 
Pewaukee. Extra hardy. Sour. Red, 
striped. December to March. Fruit medium 
to large, round. Color, striped with red, on 
a bright yellow skin. Flesh yellowish while, 
juicy, subacid ; in quality something like 
Jonathan. Tree a strong grower, ancl very 
hardy ; adapted to the extreme nortli, and 
equally as valuable for southern culture. A 
seedling from the Duchess of Oldenburg. 
Perry Russet. Sour. Yellow, not striped. 
November to December. Fruit medium size, 
rounded. Color pale yellow, netted with rus- 
set on the sunny side, and sometimes brown- 
ish. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, subacid. Tree 
a moderate spreading, upright grower, hardy, 
and a young and abundant bearer. Origin, 
Perry, N. Y. 
Quebec Winter Sweet. Extra hardy. 
Sweet. Yellow, not striped. December to 
March. About the size of the Talman Sweet. 
Color yellow, with red cheeks. Splendid 
quality, and ver)' hardy. Originated in the 
province of Quebec, Canada. 
Rawle's Jenet. Sour. Yellow, striped. 
January to April. Fruit medium size, round- 
ish, oblong. Color pale red, distinct stripes, 
on light >'ellow groinid. Flesh nearly white, 
fine, mild, subacid ; tine te.xture, crisp, juicy. 
Growth slow. A profuse bearer, with a por- 
tion of the crop knotty or under size. Keeps 
through spring. Highly esteemed in the Ohio 
valley ; does not succeed farther north. The 
blossoms open lodays later than usual, thus 
sometimes escaping spring frosts. 1 lardy far 
west. One of the most popular .Apples in 
the South :ind Southwest. 
Rome Beauty. Sour. Red, striped. No- 
vember to February. Fruit large, roundish, 
very slightly conical. Mostly covered with 
Ijright red on pale yellow ground. Flesh 
tender, not fine-grained, juicy , of good cinality. 
Ripens early in winter. The large size and 
beautiful appearance of this new ()liio Apple 
render it popular as an orchard variety. 
Rhode Island Greening. Sour. Green, 
not striped. November to March. Fruit 
large, roundish, often a little flattened. 
Color green, becoming greenish yellow; al 
ways fair. Flesh yellow — a rich yellow if 
nmch exposed to the sim, and whitish yellow 
or greenish white if much shaded — lender, 
juicy, with a rich, rather acid Havor. Orowth 
strong; young trees crooked. Very produe- 
tive, single trees sometimes yielding 40 bush- 
els of fair fruit in favorable years, and or- 
chards 500 bushels per acre. Tender far 
west. .Succeeding well in all northern sec- 
tions and on a great variety of soils. A 
crooked-growing tree in the nursery. 
Roxbury Russet. Sour. Yellow russet, 
notstriped. January to June. Fruit medium 
to large, roundish, sometimes a little flat. 
Partly or wholly covered with rather rough 
russet on greenish yellow ground, sometimes 
a dull brown cheek. Flesh greenish white, 
r.ather granular, slightly crisp, with a good 
subacid flavor. Keeps late in spring, com- 
manding then a good price. AUhougli not of 
the higliest flavor, its pi oductiveness, uni- 
formly fair fruit, and long keeping quality, 
render this variety one of the most profitable 
for orchard culture. It succeeds well through- 
out the northern states, but partially fails in 
a few localities at the west. 
Steel's Red. .See Canada Red. 
Stark. 
Stark. Sour. Red, striped. January to 
May. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit large, 
roundish. Skin greenish yellow, shaded and 
striped with light and dark red nearly over 
the entire surface, and thickly sprinkled with 
light brown dots. Fksh yellowish, coarse, 
moderately juicy, mild subacid. Valuable 
as a keeper. Origin. Ohio. 
Salome. Extra hardy. Sour. Red, striped. 
Keeps until June. Tree very hardy, healthy, 
vigorous and productive. Bears when young. 
Fruit medium size, roundish, conical. .Skin 
pale yellow, striped and shaded light and 
deep red. Flesh whitish yellow, tender, 
juicy, mild subacid, slightly aromatic; very 
good. A long keeper. A valuable new 
western Apple. Origin, Illinois. 
Scott's Winter. Extra hardy. Sour, Bed, 
striped. Keeps until June. A valuable va- 
riety which originated in \'ermont, and is, 
like the Magog Red Streak, haidy in the 
severest climate; tree a thrifty grower; a 
young and profuse bearer. Fruit medium 
size, roundish. Surface deep red and light 
red in blotches and streaks. Flesh yellowish 
while, slightly reddened near the skin ; rather 
acid and good in (|uality. Pronounced by 
Doctor Hoskins, of Newport, Vt., as his 
most profitable market Apple. 
