C. W. Stuart (§ Company, Nurserymen 
unless under high, rich and constant 
cultivation. One of the best fruits for 
foreign marketa. Rarely succeeds well in 
New England. Tender far west. Native 
of Long Island, N. Y. 
Northern Spy. W — January to June. Sour. 
Red, striped. Fruit large, roundish, some- 
Horthera Spy. 
what conical in shape. Skin hand- 
somely striped and covered with crim- 
son on the sunny side, overspread with 
a thin bloom. Flesh juicy, flavor rich, 
aromatic, mild sub-acid, fine. Keeps 
through winter and late into spring; 
preserves its flavor remarkably fresh. 
Succeeds in the north and northwest; 
less valuable farther south. A native 
of East Bloomfield, N. Y. 
Northwestern Greening. W — January to 
Spring. Extra hardy. Sour. Greenish 
yellow, not striped. This W sconsin seed- 
ling apple, which received the first prize 
- of the Wisconsin State Horticultural So- 
ciety over a large competition as a seed- 
Ung apple, has been thoroughly tested in 
most trying places in Wisconsin, and 
proves to be equal to the Wealthy in 
every respect as a tree, and has the added 
merit of being a late keeper. Fruit medium 
to large, round ovate to conical, smooth. 
Skin greenish yellow. Flesh fine grained, 
firm, juicy, sub-acid, good. Valuable for 
the north. Origin, Wisconsin. 
Pewaukee. W — December to March. Ex- 
tra hardy. Sour. Red, striped. Fruit 
medium to large, round. Color, striped 
with red, on a bright yellow skin. Flesh 
yellowish white, juicy, sub-acid; in qual- 
ity something like Jonathan. Adapted 
to the extreme north, and equally as 
valuable for southern culture. A seed- 
ling from the Duchess of Oldenburg. 
Pound Sweet. A — October to December. 
Sweet. Greenish, not striped. Fruit very 
large, round. Skin pale green. Excel- 
lent for baking and culinary piu'posea 
Flesh white, sweet, tender, not juicy. 
Moderate quality. Tree a free grower ' 
and productive. Also called Pumpkin 
Sweet. 
Quebec Winter Sweet. W — December to 
March. Extra hardy. Sweet. Yellow, 
not striped. About the size of the Tall- 
man Sweet. Color yellow, with red 
cheeks. Splendid quality, and very hardy. 
Originated in the Province of Quebec, 
Canada. 
Rambo. A — October to December. Sour. 
Yellow^ striped. Fruit medium size, 
round, flat and smooth. Skin streaked 
and marbled with dull, yellowish red on 
pale yellowish ground. Flesh greenish 
white, very tender, rich, mild sub-acid. 
Of very good quality. Fine in nearly 
all localities. 
Red Astrachan. S — Last of July to middle 
of August. Sour. Red, not striped. Fruit 
large, roundish. Skin nearly covered 
with crimson, and with an exquisite 
bloom on the smface of the fruit, like 
that of the plum; an apple of extraor- 
dinary beauty. Flesh qiute white, crisp, 
moderately juicy, with an agreeable, 
rich, rather acid flavor, and first-rate 
quality. Ripens very early; suitable for 
table and kitchen. Tree a vigorous 
grower and a good and regular bearer. 
Rhode Island Greening. W — November to 
March. Sour. Green, not striped. Fruit 
large, roundish, often a httle flattened. 
Color green, becoming greenish yellow; 
always fair. Flesh yellow^ — a rich yel- 
low if exposed much to the sun, and 
whitish yellow or greenish white if much 
shaded — tender, juicy, with a rich, rather 
acid flavor. Tender far west. Succeed- 
ing well in all northern sections and on a 
great variety of soils. A crooked growing 
tree in the nursery. 
Rome Beauty. W — November to Febru- 
ary. Sour. Red, striped. Fruit large, 
roundish, very slightly conical. Skin 
mostly covered with bright red on pale 
