DESCRIPTIVE NOTES ON APPLES. 
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Twenty Ounce Pip)in. —Tree very hardy, early bearer and 
productive ; irregular in growth ; fruit coarse, second rate.— 
Origin, New York ; season, November to^January. 
St. Lawrence .—Tree vigorous, hardy, healthy, and produc¬ 
tive ; upright but spreading top ; fruit rather acid, agreeable. 
Origin, Canada ; season, September to October. 
Keswick Codlin. —An upright, free grower, early bearer, of 
second-rate acid flavor, suited for cooking only. Foreign ; sea¬ 
son, September to October. 
Sops of Wine. —Upright, hardy, healthy and vigorous tree. 
Buds very prominent on scions. Not fruited it. Season, 
August to September. 
Parly Joe. —While young, is a very slow grower, but im¬ 
proves in the orchard, forming a round, somewhat irregular 
head, of medium size. Hardy, healthy, early bearer, and very 
productive. No garden should be without it. Fruit has a 
very delicate, peculiar tart flavor. Origin, Connecticut; sea¬ 
son, last of August. 
Golden Sweet. —A rapid grower when young ; hardy, spread¬ 
ing and irregular shaped tree ; productive. Fruit fair and 
very rich ; best of the early sweet apples. Origin, Connecti¬ 
cut ; season, July and August. 
Red Astrachan. —A very valuable, strong growing, perfectly 
hardy, healthy and productive variety ; rather acid ; one of 
the “ best ” for the kitchen. Foreign ; season, August. 
German Bough. —Tree hardy, medium size, and early bearer, 
regular and upright grower. Fruit slightly tart, “ best.” Sea¬ 
son, August. 
Of other fruits, such as pears, plums and cherries, I am sorry 
to say I cannot report much “progress.” The blight has ta¬ 
ken the pears, which I am now planting again, worked on their 
own roots, and dwarfed by annual prunings. Late in the fall, 
