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THE APPLE. 



wluit spreading, not a very early bearer, but produces orood crops 

 annually after it coin^s into bearing; it is valued for its g-ood qual- 

 ity and late keeping. 



Fruit medium, cblate, slightly conical, slightly angular; skin 

 pale yellow, entirely covered with light and dark rich red and crim- 

 son (purplish crimson where fully exjDOsed), and moderately sprin- 

 kled witri yellowish dots; stalk short, rather small; cavity rather 

 large, deep, sometimes slightly rusMted; calyx closed; basin me- 

 dium, corrugated; flesh pale yellow, half fine, rather firm, juicy, sub- 

 acid, richj a little aromatic; core medium. January, March. 



Hames, 



A seedling raised by Henrv S. Hames, AVest Point, Ga., and 

 is said to be a valuable variety of its season for its locality, espe- 

 ciallv for the market and all kinds of culinary uses. Tree a vigor- 

 ous grower, upright, making a round head with age; an early and 

 good bearer annually, ripening about the season of Red Astrachan. 



Fruit large, roundish, or roundish oblate; skin v.'hitisli, striped, 

 splashed and mottled with light and dark red over most of the sur- 

 face in well-colored specimens (purplish red where fully exposed), 

 and njoderately sprinkled with yellowish and brown dots; stalk 

 short, small; cavity rather large; calyx closed; basin medium, 

 sligtitly corrugated; ilesh white, half fine, rather firm, juic\-, brisk 

 subacid; quality good; core medium. Ripens iu Georgia from 15th 

 of June to 15th of July. 



HioiiLAn^D Beauty. 



A new variety which originated in the garden of the late A^ illiam 

 Roe, Ne'wburgh, N. Y, ; it is a beautiful apple, of very good quality, 



Highland Beaut}'. 



keeps well, and is a promising addition for the dessert. Tree thrifty, 

 moderately vigorous, forming a round head; an abundant bearer on 

 alternate years, with a light crop the non-bearing season. • 



Fruit small to medium, oblate, slightly conical, somewhat aiigu- 



