Having been disappointed in my trees obtained for this variety, which proved to be Rawle's Janet, I prefer to quote from Mr. Downing. What I have fruited and described as the Hocking may prove to be the same. "Origin Pennsylvania. Tree healthy, vigorous, very productive. "Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic. Skin pale yellow, striped and splashed with red, and covered with a thin bloom. Stalk rather long, slender, inserted into a medium cavity. Calyx closed, set in a basin of moderate depth. Flesh white, tender, very mild, agreeable, sub-acid flavor. Ripe middle of August to middle of September. Hocking of the West may prove to be the same." =Trader's Fancy.= This peculiar looking apple originated in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, healthy, spreading, round-headed, very productive, bears regularly. As a long keeper, with dark skin, that does not show bruises, it became a favorite with shippers on the Ohio river, hence its name, the flat-boats that stop from port to port to dispose of their cargoes being called trading boats, and their masters traders. Fruit medium, regular, oblate; Surface very smooth, greenish yellow, almost completely obscured with deep purple red, mixed and striped, and covered with a white bloom. Basin wide, sometimes folded or plaited; Eye small, closed. Cavity wide, regular; Stem medium, slender. Core medium, closed; Seeds plump; Flesh whitish, tender, fine-grained; Flavor mild sub-acid; Quality only good; Use market and kitchen; Season January to May. =Twenty-Ounce Pippin.= Origin unknown, and the variety never should have been distributed; it is here named to put people on their guard against it when they desire to purchase the _Cayuga Red Streak_, also called the _Twenty-ounce apple_. Fruit large, flat, regular; Surface greenish, more or less mottled and striped dull red. Basin, wide, regular, or wavy; Eye small, open. Cavity wide, regular, green; Stem short, thick. Core large, closed; Seeds numerous, angular; Flesh yellow-white, breaking; Flavor acid, with a peculiar aroma, not agreeable; Quality poor; Use kitchen only; Season November to January. There are many better apples of its season. =Vance's Harvest.= A pretty little early apple grown in some parts of the West. Origin unknown. Fruit small, flat, regular; Surface smooth, rich yellow, shaded and splashed bright red; Dots small, scattered, yellow. Basin small, regular; Eye small, closed. Cavity wide, regular, brown; Stem long. Core wide, regular, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, short, plump, dark; Flesh yellow, firm, breaking, not very juicy; Flavor acid to sub-acid; Quality pretty good; Use kitchen and market; Season August. =Vandervere Pippin.= LARGE VANDERVERE--WATSON'S VANDERVERE--VANDERVERE (Elliott)--YELLOW VANDERVERE--and several others in the books.