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Summer Queen— Magnificent, large, red-striped. 



Ragan's Yellow— Larger and earlier than Horse. 



Taunton or Trotter — Large, red. 



Huntsman's Favorite — A large apple of good quality. 



Kinnards Choice — Large, dark red, valuable in Middle Tennessee. 



Western Beautj- — Large, red, very promising. 



Stark's Seedling— Large, beautifully splashed and striped with red. 



Ducket — Large, yellow, with crimson cheek. 



Ben Davis Seedling. 



Santa — Good size and a long keeper, South. 



Shannon — A large, beautiful yellow apple, from Arkansas, very highly 

 prized there. 



This list is mostly cultivated only in its native locality. 



But something new is what we want ; this is the theme that excites the cu- 

 riosity of every one. 



Maxey — A seedling from Hart county, Ky. A. D. Webb. Bowling Green, 

 Ky., who is the best of authority, says : " It is doing remarkably well ; a long 

 keej^er; will ship any distance; good size; a thrifty grower ; attsiins to a large 

 size ; color, rather dull. Fiity bushels have been taken from the original tree 

 in one season."' Specimens here for examination. 



Saunder's Seedling — A chance seedling, near George P. Murrell's, Austin, 

 Ark., from whom I quote: "Size, mediiuii; nearly a solid red; tiesh,- white, 

 tender and crisp. The pecularities of this apple are that it was never known 

 to speck on the tree, and has not failed to bear a crop for twenty-live years; 

 will keep until January in Arkansas." 



Filiquah — Concerning this valuable variety, I quote from the same au- 

 thority. He says: "I can hardly describe this variety and do it justice. 

 It is necessary to see an orchard in bearing to approximate an idea of their 

 uniformity in size and their perfect symmetry in shape and appearance. 

 Tree, a rapid, erect grower." 



Salome — Being introduced by E. C. Hathaway, of LaSalle county, III. It 

 is fully described by him, with the highest commendations from nearly all 

 our best pomologists. I received a letter from O. B. Galusha, the highest au- 

 thority, who saj's: " Tliis apple stands alone in its long season of use; is ex- 

 cellent for dessert and cooking, out-keeping any other good apple; is of red 

 cheek (good color), of good medium size, no small or defective ones; holding 

 on tree until ready to be picked ; better than any other sort here. It com- 

 bines more good points as a variety for market than any other." Samples of 

 this apple are here for inspection. 



Jones' Seedling — This tine, long keeper is introduced by William Henry 

 Smith, of Leeper's Fork, Williamson county, Tennessee. Fruit, rather large, 

 round, oblate, slightly conical; skin, smooth, greenish yellow, shaded with 

 brownish red, almost covered with minute brown dots; stalk, short, slender; 

 cavity, medium, smooth, partially russeted. The size and long keeping qual- 

 ities of this variety will make it a valuable market sort. Specimens here for 

 examination. 



