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ORCHARDS. 



regular, large, surface smooth, yellow, covered generally, mix. 

 ed red, splashed, crimson, dots numerous, medium dark ; 

 flesh, 3'ellow, breaking juicy, flavor sub-acid, agreeable, quality 

 good, use, market and kitchen ; season December and all the 

 AYinter. (Description by Dr. Warder.) 



The following is a partial list of apples recommended by 

 Prof. Saunders of the " Department of Agriculture," at a 

 meeting of the Potomac Fruit Growers Association" in July 

 1871, at Washington City. 



Nickajack, 



Abram, 



Albemarle Pippin, 



Winesap, 



Cullasaga, 



Limbertwig, 



Milam, 



Shockley, 



Matamuskeet, 

 Hall's Early, 

 Golden Wilding, 

 Pry or' s Red, 

 Cannon Pearmain, 

 Smith's Cider, 

 Borum, 

 Brook's Pippin. 



WOODMAN'S LIST FOR STANFORD KENTUCKY. 



Summer. 

 Early Harvest, 

 Early Joe, 

 Carolina Red June. 



APPLES. 



Autumn. 

 Red Astrachan, 

 Fall Queen, 

 Yellow Bellefleur. 



OTHER VARIETIES. 



Winter. 

 Ben Davis, 

 Rawles' Genet. 

 Rome Beauty. 

 Limbertwig. 



Monte Bello. (Description by Mr. Downing.) This 

 splendid new apple was raised from seed on the place of 

 Mathew Gray, at Riverside, in Monte Bello Township, Han- 

 cock Co., Illinois. It is there considered an apple of great 

 promise, the tree being hardy, moderately vigorous and 

 healthy ; an early and annual bearer, and the fruit always 

 fair and smooth; fruit above medium, oblate, regular ; skin, 

 pale yellow, shaded and mottled with light red, and splashed 

 and striped with dark rich red, nearly over the whole surface, 

 and sprinkled with a few light dots ; stalk very short, and 

 small, inserted in a broad cavity, russeted, calyx closed, or 



