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Etowah. 

 Cooper's Red. 



Origin, in the garden of INIajov M. A. Cooper, Glen Holly, Georgia; 

 rree healthy, moderately vigorous ; upright, compact, rather round head ; 

 inuring abundantly neax'ly every year ; it is esteemed in the neighbor- 

 hood of its origin as one of their best late-keeping apples. 



Fruit nearly of medium size, oblate conic, slightly oblique ; skin pale 

 yellow, ahuost entiiely covered with bright red, some obsure stri})es and 

 .v|>laslied, a few large light dots, areole ; stalk very short, small; cavity 

 huge, deep, sometimes slight russet; calyx half open; basin large, very 

 (leej) ; flesh whitish, half fine, tender, moderately juicy, mild pleasant 

 :>ubacid, inclining to sweet; core small. January, March. 



Fentgn. 



Origin, Cheltenham Township, Pa., on the grounds of Samuel Fenton ; 

 tree thrifty, spreading ; an abundant bearer alternate years, and. valued 

 m its locality for the table and cooking. 



Fruit rather large, oblate, angular ; skin pale whitish yellow, shaded, 

 striped and splashed on the sunny side with light and dark red ; flesh 

 white, a little firm, moderately juicy, pleasant subacid; core small. Octo- 

 ber, Novembex'. 



Fletcher Russet. 



Origin, on the farm of James Fletcher, Acton, Mass. ; tree thrifty, 

 iu-ight, with a round rather spreading head ; a good bearer alternate 



ars, and much prized as a table ajiple where known. 



Fruit medium, oblate conic ; skin greenish yellow, or pale yellow when 

 t'nlly ripe, nearly covei'ed with dull russet, often mixed with brownish, 



<1 in the sun; stalk short, slender; cavity medium; calyx closed; 



;sin medium, slightly corrugated; flesh whitish, fine, tender, juicy, 

 ph-asant subacid and quite rich; coi'e rather small. December, Feb- 

 ruary. 



Foote's Nonsuch. 



This fine new apple was raised by Asahel Foote, of Williamstown, 

 Mass., from seed of Red Canada or Nonsuch. Mr. Foote writes that 

 tlie tree is hardy, vigorous, upright, with bright i-eddish wood, remark- 

 ably pioductive alternate years, and keeps well. 



Fruit medium, oblate, regular; skin very nearly covered with dark 

 rich red, and many conspicuous light dots, a few being areola ; stalk 

 rather short, slender ; cavity rather large, often thinly russeted ; cal3'x 

 Riiiall, closed ; basin medium, slightly plaited ; flesh white, sometimes a 

 little stained next the skin, fine, tender, juicy, mild, rich subacid, slightly 

 iuomatic; core small and close. January, April. 



