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WINTER APPLES. 
Maiden’s Blush — Medium to large size ; pale yellow with a red cheek ; 
tender, sprightly, with a mild sub-acid flavor. Tree a good grower and pro- 
ductive. September and October. 
Munson Sweet — Medium to large size ; pale yellow, with a red cheek; 
tender, juicy and fine. Tree vigorous and productive. October to January. 
Porter — Medium to large size ; bright yellow ; fine grained and very juicy 
Tree a slow grower, but hardy and productive. September. 
Sherwood's Favorite, (Madison Strawberry, Chenango Straw- 
berry.) — Large ; striped red and yellow ; tender, juicy, sub-acid and excellent 
tree a good grower and productive. September and October. 
■WINTER APPLES. 
Baldwin — (Steele’s Red Winter.) — Fruit large and roundish; skin 
bright red with yellow stripes in the shade ; flesh yellowish white, crisp, juicy, 
sub-acid, and of good flavor. Tree is very vigorous, upright, and bears great 
crops of fair and handsome fruit. The most productive and popular variety for 
market in the Northern and Eastern States. December to April. 
Bailey’s Sweet, (Patterson’s Sweet.) — Large, oblong, deep rod, ten- 
der and rich. Tree a moderate grower. November and December. 
Belmont, (Waxen, Gate.) — Medium to large size; roundish, irregular; 
light waxen yellow, often with a bright red cheek ; flesh crisp, tender, juicy, 
and excellent for the table or cooking. Tree vigorous and productive. Nov- 
ember to February. 
Canada Reinette — Very large, flattened and ribbed ; greenish yellow; 
flesh firm, rich and of fine flavor. Tree a strong grower and a good bearer. 
November to March. 
Cooper’s Market, (Cooper’s Rbdling.) — Medium size; skin yellow, 
shaded with red ; flesh white, tender, with a brisk, sub-acid flavor. Tree vig- 
orous and productive. December to May. 
Dutch Mignonne — Large, roundish, regular; skin orange yellow, mark- 
ed with dull red and russet; flesh tender, rich and aromatic. Tree strong and 
upright ; a good bearer. November to March. 
English Russet, (Poughkeepsie Rcssett.) — Medium size, ovate or 
conical, and very regularly formed ; skin groenish yellow, partly covered with 
russet ; flesh firm, mild and pleasant. Tree a stout, upright grower, and a very 
productive varioty. February to June. 
