Newark, New York State 
yellow ground. Flesh tender, not fine- 
grained, juicy, of good quality. Ripens 
early in winter. The large size and 
beautiful appearance of this new Ohio 
apple render it popular as an orchard 
variety. 
Roxbury Russet. W — January to June. 
Sour. Yellow. Russet, not striped. Fruit 
medium to large, roundish, sometimes a 
little flat. Skin partly or wholly covered 
with rather rough russet on greenish yel- 
low ground, sometimes a dull brown cheek. 
Flesh greenish white, i-ather granular, 
slightly crisp, with a good sub-acid flavor. 
Keeps late in spring, commanding then a 
good price. It succeeds well through- 
out the northern states, but partially 
fails in a few locahties in the West. 
Sops of Wine. S — August to September- 
Sour Red, striped. Fruit medium size- 
Skin dark red. Flesh white, often stained, 
moderately juicy, sub-acid, of good flavor. 
An abundant bearer. Valuable for its 
free growth and fair fruit. 
Sour Bough. S — See Early Harvest. 
Snow. A — See Fameuse. 
Spitzenburg (Esopus.) W— December to 
March. Sour. Red, striped. Fruit me- 
dium size, shghtly conical. Surface a 
high, rich red, rather obscurely striped. 
Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, spicy, rather 
acid, and unequaled in its high rich 
flavor. Keeps through winter. Usually 
a moderate bearer. Succeeds best in 
New York, its native state. 
Stark. W— January to May. Sour. Red, 
striped. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit 
large, roundish. Skin greenish yellow, 
shaded and striped with light and dark 
red nearly o\'er the entire surface, and 
thickly sprinkled with light brown dots. 
Flesh yellowish, coarse, moderately juicy, 
mild sub-acid Valuable as a keeper. 
Origin, Ohio. 
Stayman's Winesap. W— December to 
April. Sour. Red, striped. Fruit of me- 
dium size, round, slightly conical. Skm 
lively deep red. Flesh yello^vish, firm, 
crisp, with a rich, rather sub-acid flavor. 
A good, long keeper. 
Sutton Beauty. W— December and Janu- 
ary. Sour. Yellow, striped. Fruit large, 
roundish. Skin waxen yellow, striped 
with crimson. Flesh tender, sub-acid. 
Good tree; a free grower and produc- 
tive. A valuable new apple, that is 
proving as profitable as the Baldwin 
for orchard purposes. Origin, Worcester, 
Mass. 
Sweet Bough. S— Middle July to August 
10. Sweet. Yellow, not striped. Fruit 
large size, pale greenish yellow. Flesh 
white, very tender and crisp when fully 
ripe, with a rich, sweet flavor. Tree 
moderately vigorous; moderate bearer. 
Desirable as an eating apple. 
Tahnan Sweet. W— November to March. 
Sweet. Yellow, not striped. Fruit me- 
dium size or rather large, round, shght- 
ly conical. Color clear, light yellow, with 
a clear, brownish, distinct Ime running 
from stalk to apex. Flesh quite white, 
rather firm, fine grained, with a rich, 
sweet flavor. 
Tulpahocken. W— See Fallawater. 
Twenty-Ounce. A — October to December. 
Sour. Red and yellowish green, striped. 
Fruit very large. Surface sometimes 
smooth, often very wa\-y. Color, striped 
rich yellowish red on greenish yellow 
background. Flesh coarse grained, 
sprightly, brisk, sub-acid. Very showy, 
fair and productive. A profitable mar- 
ket apple. Origin, Western New York. 
Rome Beauty. 
Wagner. W — December to March. Sour. 
Red, striped. Fruit medium size, round- 
ish oblate. Skin shaded and indistinctly 
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