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THE APPLE. 



cut. (See Horticulturist, vol. ii., page 357.) t proves fine so far, 

 and wherever it has been tested, and we confidently place it in the 

 class worthy of general cultivation. Tree, vigorous, spreading; 

 shoots, reddish brown ; requires deep, strong soil. 



Fruity medium to large ; form roundish, flattened, regular ; surface, 

 glossy, uneven ; color ^ pale yellowish white, much overspread with 

 broken streaks and stripes of reddish purple, becoming rich and dark 

 in the sun ; siem^ medium, slender ; cavity^ wide, round, open, marked 

 with greenish russet ; calyx, closed ; hasiii. deep, finely plaited at bot- 

 tom ; Jlesh^ white, fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly ; core, ra- 

 ther small ; seeds, broad, nearly black. Season, October to Decem- 

 ber. 



Melting. 



Melt in the Mouth, 



Melting Mouth. 



American. Origin, Pennsylvania; introduced to Ohio, and ex- 

 hibited (as grown in the centre of that State) at the Pomological 

 meetings for three years. Tree, hardy ; shoots, slender, diverging ; 

 fruit borne mostly on ends of limbs ; requires rich soil, abounding 

 in lime ; on young trees, fruit quite small ; improves and increases 

 as they advance in years and size, and under good culture. 



Fruit, medium ; form, roundish, slightly flattened ; color, yellow 

 ground, overspread with warm yellow red, dotted and marbled with 

 yellow russet ; st'm, short ; (avify, deep, i^egular ; calyx, with short 

 erect segments ; basin, shalU w, broad, open ; flf-sk, yellowish crisp, 



