"Fruit large, roundish-oblate, angular; Skin yellow, mostly shaded with crimson, sprinkled with gray or greenish dots; Stalk short, inserted into a large cavity surrounded by russet; Calyx open, set in a deep, irregular basin; Flesh rich, pleasant, vinous, almost saccharine."--[Downing.] =Spice Sweeting.= The specimens described were from Mr. Warren, of Massachusetts. Others, found in Ohio and Illinois under this name, have a deep, abrupt basin, large or long eye, and yellow flesh; they must be different fruits. An old variety; Tree vigorous, productive. Fruit full medium to large, handsome, flat, irregular; Surface smooth, yellow, bronzy, crimson; Dots numerous, green. Basin shallow, folded; Eye small, closed. Cavity acute, wavy; Stem thick, knobby. Core very wide, open, meeting the eye; Seeds pointed, long, dark; Flesh very white, tender, fine grained, juicy; Flavor sweet; Quality good; Use, kitchen, baking, stock; Season, September, October. =Sweet and Sour.= [Illustration: Fig. 123.--SWEET AND SOUR.] This variety is interesting as a curiosity, rather than valuable for its good qualities. It has been suggested that it might be a sport; no educated nurseryman will now believe the old story of its having been produced by the combination of the buds of two varieties, a sweet and a sour. Fruit large, oblate, often unequal and lop-sided, ribbed, and deeply furrowed. Surface yellow and green, the ribs being developed and ripening have flavor, but the furrows not being developed are flavorless and called sweet. =Sweet Sponge.= [Illustration: Fig. 124.--SWEET SPONGE.] From H.N. Gillett; Origin unknown. Fruit medium, oblate, irregular; Surface smooth, yellowish white; Dots minute. Basin none or extremely shallow, folded; Eye long, closed. Cavity wide, irregular; Stem short, thick. Core wide, closed, scarce meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, plump, brown; Flesh white, tender; Flavor sweet; Season, July. * * * * * CLASS I.--FLAT APPLES. +ORDER II.--IRREGULAR.+ SECTION 1.--SWEET. SUB-SECTION 2.--STRIPED. =Angle Sweet.= Fruit medium, round-oblate, irregular; Surface smooth, yellow, covered with stripes and splashes of red, some darker; Dots white. "Flesh yellow, tender, sweet, and good, fair and handsome; Season, first of September."--[Downing. =Peach Pond Sweet.= [Illustration: Fig. 125.--PEACH POND SWEET.] Origin Dutchess County, New York. Fruit small to medium, round-oblate, pentangular, slightly conical; Surface smooth, pale yellow, lightly covered with mixed and striped red, and beautifully splashed crimson. Basin narrow, regular or folded; Eye small, closed. Cavity deep, acute, regular, brown; Stem medium to long, green, sometimes knobby. Core regular, heart-shaped, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds small, short; Flesh yellow, tender, fine grained, juicy; Flavor very sweet; Quality almost first rate, very good; for table or baking; Season September. =Phillips' Sweet.=