206 
THE APPLE. 
greenish yellow, with a blush in the sun, sprinkled sparingly 
with russet dots, and a little russet about the stem. Calyx open 
in a deep basin. Stalk short, cavity deep. Flesh white, fine 
grained, tender, juicy, almost melting, of a most grateful, sub- 
acid flavour. From Thomas Co., Georgia. (Robert Nelson.) 
York Imperial. 
Johnson’s Fine Winter. 
Origin thought to be York Co., Pa. Tree moderately 
vigorous, productive. 
Fruit medium, truncated, oval, angular. Skin greenish yel- 
low, nearly covered with bright red. Stem short, moderately 
stout, cavity wide, rather deep. Calyx small, closed, set in a 
deep, wide, plaited basin. Flesh tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic, 
“ very good.” (Ad. Int. Kept.) 
Yost. 
A native of Berks Co., Pa. Tree large and spreading. 
Fruit oblate, very much flattened. Skin yellow, striped and 
shaded with crimson, thinly dotted with brown. Stalk short, 
inserted in a very large cavity, slightly russeted. Calyx par- 
tially closed, basin broad and deep. Flesh yellowish, rather 
coarse, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, sub-acid flavour. Decem- 
ber, January. 
CLASS III. 
Contains those superseded by better sorts, yet many of them 
have qualities to recommend for certain localities and for cer- 
tain purposes. 
Alexander. Thomp. 
Emperor Alexander. Lind. Eon. Russian Emperor. Aporta. 
A very large, showy Russian variety, for cooking, not profit- 
able. 
Fruit very large, regularly formed, conical. Skin greenish 
yellow, faintly streaked with red on the shaded side, but orange, 
brilliantly streaked and marked with bright red, in the sun. 
Calyx large, set in a deep basin. Stalk rather slender, three 
fourths of an inch long, planted in a deep cavity. Flesh yel- 
lowish white, crisp, tender and juicy, with a rather pleasant fla- 
vour. A moderate bearer. October to December. 
Alfriston. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 
A third rate apple, valued in England for cooking. Fruil 
