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DESCRIPTIOXS OF SIX VARIETIES OF WINTER APPLES, 

 AND SIX VARIETIES OF PEARS, COUNTED AS WORTHY 

 GENERAL CULTIVATION IN WISCONSIN. 



BY F. R. ELLIOTT, CLEVELAND, 0. 



APPLES.— Belmont. 



Synonyms. — Gate — Mamma Brown — Kellcij White — Waxen — Golden 

 Pippin — White Apiple. 



We are unable to trace the origin of this variety beyond the records 

 of the Ohio Pomolo^fical Transactions, where it is stated as oriffinatino- 

 in Lancaster county, Pa. Its name comes from its having been most 

 widely disseminated from Belmont county, Ohio. 



Size, medium to large. — Form, somewhat irregular, yet usually glob- 

 ular. — Skin, thin, smooth, oily. — Color, rich, clear, light-yellow, with a 

 few dark-brown specks. When fully exposed to sun, it has a fine, clear, 

 vermilion, red cheek. In southern sections of country it has slight russet 

 marblings, with an occasional carmine spot on the sunny side, and many 

 dull blotches of mould or fungus. — Calyx, varying from small and close, 

 to open and reflexed. — Basin, shallow to moderately deep, always slightly 

 furrowed. — Stem, projecting slightly beyond surrounding surface of fruit, 

 always slender. — Flesh, yellowish white, fine grained, very tender, mild, 



