the apple. 13 



Gros Vert. 

 Large Green, 



Of foreign origin. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate ; skin greenish yellow, covered with a few 

 rather obscure green and grayish dots ; stalk rather short, moderately 

 stout ; cavity quite large, russet ; calyx closed ; basin medium, slightly 

 corrugated ; flesh pale yellow, half fine, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid ; 

 good to veiy good ; core small. January, Mai'ch. 



Hannah. 



Originated with Joseph Curtis, of Manchester, O. Tree hardy, 

 vigorous, upright at first, but spreading when in bearing ; an annual, 

 moderate beaaer. 



Fruit roundish oblate conic, slightly angular ; skin pale dull green- 

 ish yellow, stri]^)ed, splashed and mottled over half the surface with light 

 red, and moderately sprinkled with lai'ge and small white dots, a few 

 being areole ; stalk short, small ; cavity large, deep ; calyx small, 

 closed ; basin small, corrugated ; flesh greenish white, fine, tender, 

 juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet ; good to very good ; core small. 

 November, December. 



Hatcher. 

 Hatcher s Seedling. 



Oi-iginated on the farm of the late 0. C. Hatcher, near Franklin, 

 Tenn. Tree an upright thrifty gi-ower, not an early bearer, but pro 



Hatcher. 



duces good crops annually ; a late keeper, and one of the most populai 

 apj)les in MidcUe Tennessee. 



