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*Lady Apple. Small, glossy, and beautiful. Described 

 farther on. 



Yellow Bellefleur. Large, oblong, with a blush on one 

 s;.de — juicy rich flavor. Tree a rapid grower and very pro- 

 ductive. In the Tidewater districts, to which it is well adapted, 

 it is a late Fall appk. In the Valley of Virginia it keeps 

 until February or March. It always commands a high price 

 in market. Coxe first described this fruit. The original tree 

 grew in Burlington, New Jersey. We follow Thompson, says 

 Downing, in calling it Bellefleur, from the beauty of its 

 blossoms, with the class of French apples to which it belongs. 

 It is well adapted to slaty, sandy, and thrives well in lime- 

 stone soils. 



JSen. Davis. (Kentucky Red Streak.) Large, handsome, 

 striped apple of excellent quality. Tree very hardy, vigorous 

 and productive — a late keeper — highly esteemed in the West 

 and Southwest. 



Grimes' Golden (Grimes' Golden Pippin). An apple of 

 the highest quality, equal to the Albemarle or Newtown 

 Pippin — medium to large size, yellow — tree hardy, vigorous, 

 productive; originally from Virginia; grown in Southern 

 Ohio and throughout the South and West; January to April. 



Buff Apple. A celebrated North Carolina apple — very 

 fine, large size — much cultivated in Buncombe county. 



Cullasaga. A fine apple, cultivated in Habersham county, 

 Georgia. 



Mason Pippin. Origin, Brunswick county, Va. A beau- 

 tiful yellow Pippin, bearing a close resemblance to the Albe- 

 marle Pippin, of which it is probably a seedling, and esteemed 

 as equal to it. Medium to large, bright clear yellow; shaded 

 on one side with light russet dots; flesh white, crisp and 

 juicy — rich sweet flavor ; December to April. 



King of Tompkins County. Large, yellowish, shaded 



*This splendid little market apple is popular in Norfolk, London, and Paris. It often 

 commands from S^IO to $30, when carefully selected and packed, and shipped in fine order. 

 It is well adapted to the upland parts of Maryland, and red land counties of Virginia 

 and North Carolina. All farmers who cultivate for market should give special atten- 

 tion to this beautiful and profitable variety. 



