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THE APPLE. 



Cornish Aromatic. 



Foreign. Requires rich, warin. sandy soil. Size^ medium ; /orm, 

 roundish, regular, sometimes a little conical ; co/or, yellow ground, 

 mostly overspread with rich red, dotted with yellow russet spots ; 

 stem^ long, slender ; cavity, regular, open, rather deep ; calyx, small*, 

 basin^ abrupt, furrowed ; Jlesh, yellow, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, of flavor 

 closely allied to Esopus Spitzenburg ; core, open, hollow, regular 

 form ; seeds, large. Season, November to February. 



Danvers Winter Sweet. 



Epse's Sweet. 



American. Tree, vigorous, spreading, shoots yellowish, very pro- 

 ductive ; valuable winter fruit for baking or stock. 



Size, medium ; fonn, roundish, oblong ; color, dull yellow, with 

 orange blush, and small russet specks ; sUm, slender, inclining to 

 one side ; calyx, small, woolly ; basin, shallow, rather narrow ; fleshy 

 yellow, firm, sweet; core, large, open; seec?^, ovate, pointed, dark 

 rich brown. Season, December to April. 



Dutch Mignonne. 



The Dutch Mignonne — Darling, or Favorite, is from Holland, 

 and a fruit which has proved valuable wherever grown. Tree, with 



