THE APPLE. 
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dium size, oblong, narrowing gradually towards the eye. Skin 
brownish yellow, mixed with green on the shaded side, but next 
the sun reddish, blended with yellow, streaked with deeper red, 
and sprinkled with numerous small brown specks. Stalk short, 
obliquely planted under a fleshy lip. Calyx set in a broad shal- 
low basin, which is sometimes scarcely at all sunk, and obscure- 
ly plaited. Flesh pale yellow, crisp, firm, a little dry, but rich 
and high flavoured. Branches slender. This most excellent 
old dessert fruit is the “ Winter Pearmain” of most old Ameri- 
can orchards, and is a great favourite with many amateurs. 
October and November, and keeps till March. 
Autumn Pippin. 
From Vermont. — Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, a regu- 
lar bearer. Fruit above medium, oblong, conic. Skin yellow, 
with a slight bronzed cheek sparsely covered with green dots. 
Stem very short, cavity deep. Calyx closed, in a deep narrow 
basin. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, pleasant, subacid. Novem- 
ber and January. 
American Beauty. 
Sterling Beauty. 
Origin Sterling, Mass., received from 0. V. Hills. Tree vi- 
gorous and productive. Fruit above medium, globular, some- 
what elongated. Colour chiefly deep red, thickly dotted with 
light grey. Stalk medium, inserted in a rather .deep round ca- 
vity. Calyx closed, basin broad and shallow. Flesh white, 
crisp, and juicy, with a sweet, rich, vinous flavour. December 
to April. 
Autumnal Swaar. 
Grown at the West. Fruit large, roundish, conic. Skin yel- 
low, sprinkled with star-shaped dots. Stalk rather short, cavi- 
ty broad, deep, slightly russeted. Calyx small and closed, basin 
deep, abrupt, and corrugated. Flesh yellow, juicy, tender, with 
a pleasant, rich, mild, subacid flavour. September. 
Autumnal Sweet Swaar. 
Sweet Swaar. Sweet Golden Pippin. 
Fruit large, oblate, sometimes very slightly ribbed. Skin 
rich yellow. Stalk an inch or more long, variable ; cavity and 
basin wide and slightly ribbed. Flesh tender, yellowish, not 
juicy, with a very sweet, spicy, agreeable flavour. Mid. autumn. 
