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THE APPLE. 



Fruit medium, or above, oblate, orange-yellow, sometime'^ shaded 

 with crimson in the sun, thinly sprinkled with gray dots. Flesh yel 

 lowish, crisp, tender, jviicy, rather rich, subacid. Core small. Very 

 good. December, January. 



Belmont 



Gate. 



Mamma Beam. 

 Golden Pippin of some. 



White Apple. 

 Waxen of some. 

 Kelley WMte. 



Origin, near Strasburgh, Lancaster Co., Pa., in the garden of Mrs. 

 Beam, at her gate, hence the names " Gate Apple," and " Mamma 

 Beam." It was taken to Ohio by Jacob Neisley, Sen., and became 



Belmont. 



very popular in Belmont Co., and we retain this name as being the 

 most universal one. Tree vigorous, healthy, and very productive. 

 Wood smooth, light reddish brown. 



Frviit medium to large, globular, a little flattened and naiTOwer 

 towards the eye, sometimes oblong. Color light, waxen-yellow, often 

 with a bright vermilion cheek. Stalk short. Cavity generally large. 

 Calyx usually closed. Basin rather deep, corrugated. Flesh yelloA\T.sh, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, sometimes almost melting, of a mild agieeable 

 flavor. Very good. November to February. 



Belpke Keeper. 



Fruit below medium, roundish, pale gi-eenish-wlut«, some shades of 

 crimson in sun. Flesh greenish, crisp, tender, pleasant, subacid. 

 Good. January to March. 



