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nearly so ; flesh very white, fine grained, a little stained next 

 to the skin, very tender, juicy, mild, sub-acid, vinous flavor, 

 qaality very good or best, core medium or small ; ripens from 

 September to December. 



^Mote Sweet. Produced from the seeds of the Stillwater 

 Sweet. Origin, Ohio. " Tree vigorous, with a round, spread- 

 ing top, thus diff'ering from its parent ; foliage large, Avide, 

 finely serrate, and rather pale green ; fruit large and fair ; 

 globular, oblate, surface very smooth, greenish yellow, becom- 

 ing whitish yellow, rarely a light blush ; dots scattered, gray, 

 often becoming rosy spots ; flesh light yellow, very fine 

 grained, melting, juicy, flavor very sweet, pleasant ; season 

 September ; use table and kitchen ; quality best. This is one 

 of the most delicate, tender, sweet apples ever exhibited; is 

 a new variety; very highly recommended. 



y^Oelestia. "From another seed of the Stilhu at er Siueet. 

 This is considered one of the most remarkable apples of the 

 country. Resembling the famous D^er in its general appear- 

 ance, texture, and peculiar flavor, it excels that sort in the 

 perfection of all these good qualities, and is especially prefer- 

 able in its much more attractive appearance, and more perfect 

 fruit. The original tree is thrifty, with an upright, spreading 

 head ; shoots, light redish brown ; foliage, medium, very 

 finely serrated, sharply accuminate." Fruit large to very 

 large ; fair, conical, globular, somewhat angular ; surface 

 smooth, pale yellow; dots scattered gray, with green bases; 

 tender, juicy, sub-acid; season, September. 



^Poivers. This beautiful, showy and delicate table apple 

 was found in a village garden in the town of Perrysburg, 

 Ohio, and introduced to the Ohio Pomological Society by Mr. 

 George Powers. Fruit large to very h.rge, fair and hand- 

 some, globular-oblate, regular ; surface smooth, red, with dis- 

 tinct splashes of carmine on a delicate, waxy, yellow ground ; 

 flavor very mild sub-acid, pleasantly aromatic or spicy, agreea- 

 ble ; season, October, November ; use table; quality, excel- 

 lent." 



SUMMER VARIETIES. 



In addition to and among others named in this work, the 



