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free grower, and productive. An acquisition of much value, on ac- 
count of its great hardiness and good quaUty. October. 
Maiden's Blush. Medium size, flat, quite smooth and fair; 
pale yellow with beautiful red cheek; tender, sprightly, pleasant acid 
flavor. Fair grower and good bearer. September and October. 
Twenty Ounce. (Cayuga Red Streak)— Very large, nearly 
round; yellow, striped with red; quality good; vigorous and good 
bearer; popular as a market vanety. November to December. 
Fameuse. (Snow Apple)— Medium size, roundish, oblate: 
whitish ground, striped with deep red; flesh very white, juicy and 
pleasant. Tree very hardy; one of the most valuable Northern sorts. 
November and December. 
Duchess of Oldenburg. Ot Russian origin Large size; 
roundish; streaked with red and yellow; flesh whitish, juicy; flavor 
sprightly sub-acid; tree a vigorous grower, very hardy; very early 
and abundant bearer. While it is indispensible in the North, it is al- 
most equally so in the South. We confidently recommend it for the 
orchard as one of the most valuable sorts for market, or in the garden 
for domestic use. September. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
Golden Ru«set. Medium s-ze, dull russet, with a tinge of red 
on the exposed side; flesh greenish, crisp, juicy and high flavored. 
Tree a iiii^oi oiis grower, with light-colored speckled shoots, by which 
it is easily known'; hardy, bears well; popular and extensively grown 
in Western New York and Wisconsin. November to April. 
Hubbardston. (Hubbardston Nonsuch)— Large; striped yel- 
low and red; tender, juicy and fine; a free grower and great bearer. 
Native of Massachusetts.' November to January. One of the best. 
Baldwin. Large, bright red, crisp, juicy and rich. Tree vifio- 
rotti. upright and productive. In New England, New York, Ontario 
and Michigan, this is one of the most popular and profitable sorts for 
either table or market. December to March. 
Belle de Boskoop. Large, bright ye'low, washed with light 
red on sunny side, and sometimes with a sprinkling of rus.set; flesh 
^risp, firm. Juicy, sprightly, sub-acid; quality very good; a late keep- 
er. Tree a vigoroics grower. 
j Ben Davis. (New York Pippin, Kentucky Streak, &c.) A 
large, handsome striped apple of good quality. Tree very hardy, 
7iigiirou.i and productive; a late keeper; highly esteemed in the West 
and Southwest. 
Mcintosh Red. Large, roundish, skin mostly covered with 
, bright red; flesh white, tender, sub-acid, sprightly, very good. A 
handsome apple of fine quality. November to February. 
Northern Spy. Large, striped, and quite covered on the sun- 
ny side with dark crimson, and delicately coated with bloom. Flesh 
juicy, rich, highly aromatic, retaining its freshness of appearance 
and flavor till July. One of Ike finest late keepin}( apples. 
Lady's Sweet. Large, roundish, green and red; nearly quite 
red in the sun; sweet, sprightly and perfumed; shoots slender but 
erect; a moderate grower and good bearer, originated in Newburgh, 
' N. Y. One of the best winter sweets. November to May. 
' Talman's Sweeting. Medium; pale yellow; firm, rich, and 
I very sweet; the most valuable baking apple; vigorous and productive. 
November to April. 
Sutton Beauty. Fruit large, waxy yellow, striped with crim- 
son; flesh white, tender, juicy, mild acid; quality good and a remark- 
able keeper. Tree vigorous, .t handsome grower, very productive. 
One of the most valuable market sorts in 'Western New York. 
Longfield. A Russian variety imported some years since. 
I Tree a free, upright grower, early and abundant bearer; medium to 
large; yellow, with a flush on sunny side like the Maiden's Blush; 
rich, sprightly, sub-acid; quality as good as the Fameuse, and some- 
what like it. December to March. 
Rhode Island Greening, Large; greenish 3'ellow; tender, 
juicy and rich, with rather an acid flavor; growing strong and spread- 
ing, and an abundant bearer. December to April. 
Roxbury Russet. Medium to large; surf ace rough ; greenish 
1 covered with russ-t. Tree a Jree grower, spreading, and a great 
bearer; keeps till June. Its great popularity is owing to its product- 
iveness and long keeping. 
King. (Tompkins County.) Large and handsome; striped red and 
yellow; tree vigorous and productive; one of the best. November 
to May. One of the best for export. 
