minute dots. Stalk short and rather small, inserted in a narrow cavity.
Calyx small, closed, set in a narrow, irregular basin. Flesh white,
tender, not very juicy, almost melting, with a honeyed sweet flavor.
Core rather large. Very good. November to March.

SWEET JUNE.

_Synonyms_: Summer Sweet and Hightop Sweet.

Origin, Plymouth, Mass. An old variety, highly prized at the West.
Growth upright, vigorous. Tree hardy, very productive, light reddish
brown shoots. Fruit medium or below, roundish, regular. Skin very
smooth. Color light yellow, partially covered with green dots. Stalk
medium, inserted in a deep, narrow cavity, surrounded by thin russet.
Calyx small, closed. Basin shallow, slightly furrowed. Flesh yellowish,
very sweet, not very juicy, but pleasant and rich. Very good. August.

WEALTHY.

Originated by Peter M. Gideon, near St. Paul, Minn., from seed gathered
in Maine about 1860. So far the tree has proved hardy, vigorous, and
healthy. Fruit medium, oblate or roundish oblate; whitish yellow ground,
shaded with deep, rich crimson in the sun, obscure broken stripes and
mottlings in the shade, sometimes entirely covered with crimson, many
light dots. Stalk short to medium, slender. Cavity green, russet. Calyx
partially closed. Basin deep, abrupt, uneven. Flesh white, fine grained,
stained with red, tender, juicy, lively, vinous subacid. Very good. Core
small. Season, December to February.

RED JUNE.

_Synonyms_: Knight's Red June, Blush June, Georgia June, and Wilson's
June.

Origin somewhat uncertain, supposed to be Carolina. Tree very vigorous,
upright, an early and abundant bearer, much esteemed at the South and
Southwest as their best early apple; ripe a few days after Early
Harvest; not equal to it in flavor, but more profitable as an orchard
fruit. Fruit medium or below, oval, irregular, inclined to conic. Skin
smooth, nearly the whole surface shaded with deep red, and almost of a
purplish hue on the sunny side, and covered with a light bloom. Stalk
variable in length, inserted in a small, narrow cavity. Calyx closed.
Segments long, reflexed. Basin narrow, plaited. Flesh very white,
tender, juicy, with a brisk subacid flavor. Core rather large. Very
good.

NOTE.--Carolina Striped June (Carolina June). This is generally
confounded with the above, and is scarcely distinguishable, except
that, as it ripens, it becomes striped. One is doubtless a seedling
from the other.