. Fruits and fruit-trees of perfect fac-simile of Lady Apple, except being nearlytwice as large. Tree somewhat more vigorous and spreading than theLady Apple, and very productive. The fruit a little earlier in ripening. 23 354 THE APPLE. Slingerland Pippin. Kaised by Mr. Slingerland, of Albany Co., N. Y. Tree vigorons,spreading. Fruit medium to large, roundish, often oblique, yellow, shaded withred and sprinkled with minute dots. Stalk short. Calyx small, par-tially closed. Flesh white, tender, juicy, brisk, rather rich to very good. December, February. F
. Fruits and fruit-trees of perfect fac-simile of Lady Apple, except being nearlytwice as large. Tree somewhat more vigorous and spreading than theLady Apple, and very productive. The fruit a little earlier in ripening. 23 354 THE APPLE. Slingerland Pippin. Kaised by Mr. Slingerland, of Albany Co., N. Y. Tree vigorons,spreading. Fruit medium to large, roundish, often oblique, yellow, shaded withred and sprinkled with minute dots. Stalk short. Calyx small, par-tially closed. Flesh white, tender, juicy, brisk, rather rich to very good. December, February. From Kensington, Conn. Tree vigorous, spreading, a good bearer. Fruit medium size, oblate conic, yellow, with a slight blush. Stalkshort. Calyx closed. Flesh tender, juicy, brisk, pleasant September, October. Smalls Admirable. This is described by Hogg as an immense bearer, and adapted fordwarf culture. Fruit above medium, roundish ovate, flattened, lemon yellow. Fleshfirm, yellowish, crisp, subacid. November, Smiths Cider. Smiths Cider. Smiths. Pennsylvania Cider. Popular Bluff. Fuller. ^ Fowler. Origin, Bucks Co., Pa. This Apple is widely grown, and much es-teemed as a profitable market sort. The tree is a very vigorous, strag- THE APPLE. 355 gling, spreading grower, and productive. Young wood a rich darkbrown. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate conic, yellow, shaded andstriped with red, sparsely covered with gray dots. Stalk slender, ofmedium length, inserted in a deep, rather narrow cavity. Calyx closed,set in a broad, rather shallow basin. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, crisp,pleasant, mild subacid. Good. December, March. Smokehouse. Millcreek Vandevere. Red Vandevere. English Yandevere. Origin, Lancaster Co., Pa., near Millcreek, grew on the farm of Gibbons, near his smokehouse, hence its name. An old variety and popular in Pennsylvania. It somewhat resembles the old Pennsyl-vania Yandevere, and is supposed to be a seedling of it. Tree moderate
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