THE APPLE. 
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Fruit medium, small, roundish Skin greenish yellow, striped 
and mottled with light and dark red, and sprinkled witn large 
light dots. Stalk short, set in a small cavity, often by a lip. Calyx 
closed, basin deep. Flesh tender, juicy, with a pleasant, sub-acid 
flavour. January to April. 
This is said to be distinct from Abram, Father Abram, or Red 
Abram, and also Father Abraham of Coxe. Further trial is 
necessary to decide. 
Buff. 
Granny Buff. 
Origin uncertain. Tree vigorous, erect. Fruit very large, 
irregular, roundish flattened and slightly angular. Skin thick, 
yellow, striped, and shaded with red, very dark next the sun, 
marked with a few greenish russet spots. Stem three-fourths of 
an inch long, in a medium cavity. Calyx in a large, irregular 
basin. Flesh white, and when well ripened, tender and excellent, 
sometimes indifferent. November to March. (White’s Gard.) 
Burr’s Winter Sweet. 
Raised by Elisha Burr, Hingham, Mass., a good grower, comes 
early into bearing, productive. 
Fruit medium, oblate. Skin yellow, marbled and striped 
with red. Stem short, inserted in a large cavity. Calyx closed, 
basin small. Flesh yellowish, fine grained, tender, juicy, with a 
sugary, aromatic flavour. November to March. 
Bush. 
Origin, farm of Christian Dale, near Boalsburg, Centre Co., Pa. 
Rather above medium, oblate, inclining to conical, greenish 
yellow, with many russet dots near the crown, and occasionally 
a faint blush. Stem nearly an inch long, inserted in a deep, open, 
furrowed cavity. Calyx very small, set in a deep, narrow plaited 
basin, flavour pleasant. September. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 
Butter. 
From Pennsylvania. — Tree, vigorous, upright, very productive. 
Fruit, above medium, roundish, inclining, and cylindric. Skin 
yellow, fair. Stem short, cavity deep and round Calyx small, 
closed, basin large and open. Flesh whitish, very sweet and 
rich, valuable for cooking, and esteemed for making apple but- 
ter. September and October. 
Caleb Sweet. 
A Pennsylvania fruit. Tree vigorous and productive. 
Fruit medium, roundish, flattened. Skin yellow. Flesh ra- 
