Cavity wide, wavy, brown; Stem short. Core large, regular, closed; Axis very short; Seeds numerous, long, pointed; Flesh yellow, tender, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor mild sub-acid, rich, agreeable; Quality best, or nearly so; Use, table, kitchen, drying; Season, October to December. =Esopus Spitzenberg.= [Illustration: Fig. 173.--ESOPUS SPITZENBERG.] Origin New York, on the Hudson. This fruit has changed its character in progressing westward and southward, becoming larger and more irregular, less brilliantly colored, less highly flavored, and less productive. Tree vigorous, upright, thrifty, but in some regions subject to blight and unprofitable; Shoots slender. Fruit medium to large, conical, ribbed, irregular; Surface smooth, yellow, covered with bright red, marbled and mixed, striped more or less distinctly; Dots numerous, large, irregular, gray, always elongated near the base. Basin deep, ribbed or folded, often leather-cracked; Eye small, closed. Cavity deep, acute, regular, or wavy; Stem long. Core large, closed; Seeds long, pointed; Flesh rich, yellow, breaking, juicy at the North, more fibrous than crisp at the South; Flavor quite acid till ripe, when it is rich, saccharine, highly aromatic, giving the idea of the Spitzenberg flavor; Quality best; Use, dessert and kitchen; Season, December to February. =Lansingburgh.= The origin of this long-keeper has not been traced. It has been common about Cincinnati, and along the Ohio River, for many years. Tree upright, vigorous, brushy and thorny, looking like a wilding. Fruit medium, conical, angular, oblique, often unequal; Surface smooth, green and yellow, bronzed and blushed, becoming very rich yellow and carmine--an indistinct gray-striping makes the ripe fruit appear to be striped yellow; Dots minute, indented, gray, with green bases. Basin deep, plaited or folded; Eye small, closed. Cavity acute, irregular, rough with brown; Stem short. Core small, oval, closed; Seeds numerous, large; Flesh firm, compact; Flavor mild sub-acid, negative; Quality scarcely good; Use, market, ornamental, cooking; Season in the kitchen all winter--ornamental and eatable March to May, or later. =Late Strawberry.= AUTUMN STRAWBERRY. The origin of this choice fruit appears to be unknown. Tree upright, productive, thrifty, leaves serrate. Fruit medium, roundish, conical, angular, furrowed; Surface smooth, waxen-yellow, mixed and striped scarlet; Dots minute, indented. Basin folded, irregular; Eye medium, closed. Cavity acute, wavy, irregular; Stem slender, long. Core medium, regular, closed, Seeds large; Flesh yellow, very tender, fine-grained, very juicy; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic, refreshing, vinous; Quality best; Use, dessert especially; Season, August and September. There is another similar fruit--the _Frank_ or _Chenango Strawberry_, which is by some preferred to this. =Northern Spy.= [Illustration: Fig. 174.--NORTHERN SPY.]