=Duchess of Oldenburgh.= This very beautiful striped apple is from Russia, and has proved one of the hardiest apples in our trying climate. Reports from the Northwest are entirely satisfactory as to its hardiness. Tree medium size, round-headed, sufficiently vigorous and perfectly hardy. Fruit medium, regular, roundish-oblate; Surface smooth, waxen-yellow, partially covered with distinct and regular stripes and splashes of brilliant red and carmine; often having a light bloom, such as is found on most Russian apples. Basin regular, pretty wide; Eye large and closed. Cavity regular, acute; Stem medium to long, rather slender. Flesh white, tender, juicy; Sour and suitable for cooking. Though attractive to the eye, it is unsuited for the dessert. By Dr. Jno. A. Kennicott, the pioneer cultivator of Northern Illinois, this apple was considered the _ne plus ultra_ for that and higher latitudes. =Equinetelee.= BACHELOR--BYERS--IOLA (Berckmans' M.S.) SOL. CARTEE (Downing.) [Illustration: Fig. 90.--EQUINETELEE.] This fine southern apple has its origin traced to Yancey County, in North Carolina. It has not yet been sufficiently tested in the Northern States, but is considered one of the best in the South, and is looked upon as having great promise in our northern orchards, where it is somewhat introduced. Berckmans says: "The finest of the late fall and winter apples." The trees bear a strong resemblance to those of the _Buckingham_. Fruit large, oblate, sometimes oblique; Surface light yellow, mostly covered with bright crimson, obscurely striped; Dots small, white. Basin deep, narrow, irregular; Eye medium, closed. Cavity wide, deep; Stem short. Flesh pale yellow, very tender, juicy, melting; Flavor very mild sub-acid, making it a very superior table fruit, from November to January in Georgia, according to Berkmans. =Evening Party.= [Illustration: Fig. 91.--EVENING PARTY.] This excellent dessert fruit originated in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and was brought into notice by the late lamented Dr. Brinkle, of Philadelphia, in his ad-interim reports, and also in Hoffy's Fruits. It has been tested with entire satisfaction by J.D.G. Nelson, President of the Indiana Horticultural Society, who always has admirers of the fruit exhibited by him at the winter meetings. This apple takes the place at mid-winter which is occupied in summer by the Early Joe, and in autumn by the Jefferies, Dr. Watson and Cooper. Fruit medium to small, regular, quite flat; Surface smooth, mixed red, and carmine stripes on waxen-yellow ground; Dots numerous, distinct, gray. Basin abrupt, regular deep; Eye small, closed; Segments long. Cavity wide, deep, regular, brown; Stem medium, green, slender.