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manured or the heavy crops of fruit will run too 

 small. Season, autumn, but with very early pick- 

 ing, it will keep nearly as well as Jonathan. 



Gipsy Girl. (56 Vor.) * * * A fine tree in 

 nursery and orchard. Fruit, large, smooth and 

 remarkably handsome. A famous train-boy apple 

 in east Europe. Will be prized over a large part 

 of the country. Season, late fall. 



WINTER APPLES. 



Aport Voronezh. * * * We introduce the 

 A'port of Central Russia from several points. It 

 has been sent out as Aport, 23 M. , 4 Vor., and 12 

 Orel. We have kept these importations separate, 

 but they all appear to be identical. Fruit, large, 

 smooth, yellow, with much red in broken stripes 

 and splashes. Flesh, yellowish white, slightly 

 coarse, sub-acid, aromatic, quality very good for 

 any use. Mid-winter here, and will keep through 

 winter at the north. 



Ostrakoff. (4 M.) * * * This is hardier 

 than Duchess and less subject to blight. An early, 

 heavy and continuous bearer, and needs manuring 

 to keep up size of fruit after it has borne heavy 

 crops. Fruit, medium to large, even in size, yellow. 

 Flesh, firm, sub-acid and fine in quality. Mid- 

 winter here, and will keep until May on its north 

 limit of growth. 



Aport. (No. 252.) * * This was sent us by 

 Dr. Regel as the true Winter Aport. It is not 

 identical with the Aport Voronesh above noted. It 



