TIIIC AI'I'LE. 



GoiJ.)i:X PiPi'iN. 



A variety of the Golden Pippin which oricrinatcJ with Moses 

 Casoii, of Kempsville, Va., many years since. It is said to be one 

 of the kinds that succeed well in that locality, and is esteemed there 

 for its g:ood quality* and productiveness. Tree a vig-orons, healthy 

 l^-rower, making' a largo round head; an early and 2>r^hhc bearer 

 on alternate years. _ 



Fruit small, oblate, slightly Conicalj a. little oblique; skin goluen 

 yellow, moderately sprinkled with gray dots; stalk short, small; 

 cavity rather larg-e, deep, often a little russet; calyx small, closed; 

 basin large, deep, corrugated; flesh pale yellow, half fine,, tender, 

 juicy, sprightly subacid, quite rich, slightly aromatic and of vei^' 

 g'ood quality; core small. October, January. 



Gorj)KX Gi'Y. 



A new variety raised from seed of the .Xortheru Spy, by O. T. 

 Hobbs, of Randolph, Pa. Mr. Ilobbs says that the tree is a very stout 

 and very uprig-ht g-rower; it is late coming- into bearing-, but bearr> 

 moderate crops annually when the tree luis attained some ag-e; the 

 fruit is of very g-ood quality, and a late keeper. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, sliglitly conical, siig-htly angular; 

 skin pale yellow, orange yellov,'- in the sun, and a few small grayish 

 dots; stalk very short; cavity rather large, deep; calyx open; basin 

 medium, rather deep, a little uneven; flesh whitish, half fine, crisp, 

 tender, juicy, mild subacid, rich, and of very good quality; core 

 n^.edium. February, April. 



GuiLFORT> PeI). 



Orig-in near Greensborough, Guilford County, I<. C, on tlie 



Ouilfonl lletl. 



Edwards plantation. Tree a tlirifty, strong, upright g-rower, some- 



