dull, reddish brown. Fruit
of medium size, oblong, widest at the crown, and tapering slightly to
the eye. Skin red, spotted with yellow in the shade, but streaked with
livelier red and yellow on the sunny side. Stalk three-fourths of an
inch long, and pretty deeply inserted. Eye deeply sunk. Calyx closed.
Segments short, erect. Basin abrupt, slightly corrugated. Flesh yellow,
remarkably tender, with a rich and pleasant flavor. It often bursts when
falling from the tree. Quality best. Core medium.

EARLY JOE.

Origin, orchard of Herman Chapin, Ontario county, New York. Tree of slow
growth, productive; requires high culture for fair fruit. Fruit below
medium, oblate, very slightly conic, smooth, yellowish, shaded and
striped with red, and thickly sprinkled with greenish spots. Stalk of
medium length, inserted in a large cavity surrounded by russet. Calyx
closed. Basin moderate. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, with a very
agreeable vinous flavor. Best. Ripe middle of August to middle of
September.

JEFFERIS.

Origin, Chester county, Pennsylvania. Growth medium, very productive. A
fair and handsome fruit, of excellent quality, in use all of September.
Young wood light, reddish brown, smooth. Fruit medium, oblate, inclined
to conic, yellow, shaded and splashed with crimson, and thickly covered
with large whitish dots. Stalk very short, inserted in a rather large
cavity. Calyx closed, set in a round, open basin. Flesh white, tender,
juicy, with a rich, mild, subacid flavor. Very good. September.

WHITE PIPPIN.

_Synonym_: Canada Pippin.

This apple is much cultivated at the West, but of unknown origin. It is
of the Newtown Pippin class, distinct from Canada Reinette. Tree
thrifty, upright, a regular and good bearer. Young shoots dark, clear,
reddish brown, downy. Fruit large, form variable, roundish, oblate,
slightly oblique, greenish white, waxen, sprinkled with green dots, and
becoming pale yellow at maturity, sometimes having a dull blush and a
few brown dots. Stalk short, inserted in a large cavity, surrounded by
green russet. Calyx small, nearly closed, set in an abrupt-furrowed
basin. Flesh white, tender, crisp, juicy, fine, rich subacid. Very good
to best. Core small. January to March.

DOMINIE.

_Synonyms_: English Rambo, Wells, Cheat, Hogan, Striped Rhode Island
Greening, Cling Tight, English Red Streak, and English Beauty of
Pennsylvania.

This apple, extensively planted in the orchards on the H