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Sweet Bough. Large, pale yellow, tender, sweet. August. 
*Yellow Transparent. Earliest and best ; white, tender, iuicv, 
sprightly, sub-acid. July. 
^^Pl'imate. Light yellow, juicy and of fine quality. August and Septem- 
Fanny. The most beautiful of all late summer or early fall apples, and of 
finest quality. Pronounced by the late Charles Downing the " Queen of Ap- 
ples," August. ox, 
AUTUMN APPLES. 
Chenango. (Sherwood Favorite.) Large, red and yellow, handsome: 
valued either for table or market. 
Gravenstein. Large, striped and beautiful ; tender, juicy and high 
flavored; productive. September and October. 
*Wealthy. Originated near St. Paul, Minn. Fruit medium; skin smooth, 
mostly covered with dark red; flesh white, fine, juicy, very good. October. 
Maiden's Blush. Medium size, flat, quite smooth and fair; pale yellow, ' 
with beautiful red cheek; pleasant acid flavor. September and October. 
Twenty Ounce. (Cayuga Red Streak.) Very large, nearly round ; 
yellow striped with red; quality good; popular. November to December. 
*Fameuse. (Snow Apple.) Medium size, roundish, oblate; 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. Of Russian origin. Large size, roundish, 
streaked with red and yellow; juicy; flavor sprightly, sub-acid; tree a vigorous 
grower, very hardy, early and abundant bearer. September. 
Fall Pippin. Large, yellow, tender and rich. One of the most valuable 
of its season, October to December. 
Bailey Sweet. Large, mottled and striped deep red, good. October. 
Alexander. Origin Russian. A large beautiful red apple of good quaHty 
and immensely productive ; valuable for commercial purposes as a dessert 
variety. September and October. 
Stump. Fruit above medium, beautiful in appearance and of good quality 
— resembles Chenango. 30c. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
Golden Russett. Medium size, dull russet, with a tinge of red on the 
exposed side; flesh greenish, crisp, juicy and high flavored; popular and ex- 
tensively grown in Western New York and Wisconsin. November to April. 
Hubbardston. (Hubbardston Nonesuch.) Large ; striped yellow and 
red ; tender, juicy and fine ; a free grower and great bearer. Native of 
Massachusetts. November to January. Annual bearer. One of the best. 
Baldwin. Large, bright red, crisp, juicy and rich. Tree vigorous, up- 
right and productive. One of the most popular and profitable sorts for either 
table or market. December to March. 
Ben Davis. (New York Pippin, Kentucky Streak, &c.) A large, hand- 
some striped apple. Tree very hardy, vigorous and productive ; a late 
keeper; highly esteemed for its long keeping and market value. 
Mcintosh Red. Large, roundish, skin mostly covered with bright red; 
flesh white, teader, very good, A handsome apple of fine quality. Novem- 
ber to February. 
Northern Spy. Large, striped and quite covered on the sunny side 
with dark crimson; juicy, rich, highly aromatic. One of the finest late keep- 
ing apples. 
Lady's Sweet. Large, roundish, green and red; nearly quite red in the 
sun ; sweet, sprightly and perfumed ; good bearer ; originated in Newburgh, 
N. Y. One of the best -winter sweets. November to May. 
Tolman's Sweeting. Medium, pale yellow; firm, rich and very sweet; 
the most valuable baking apple ; vigorous and productive. November to 
April. 
