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THE APPLE. 



slightly plaited; flesh yellowish, half fine, a little firm, moderately 

 juicy, mild subacid, rich, and of excellent quality; core small. 

 December to jMarch. 



July Queex. 



A new variety which originated in the nursery of Newman 

 Taunton, near Ophelia, Ga. Tree a vigorous gro.wer, somewhat 

 spreading, not a very early, but a good bearer every year; it ripens 

 soon after the Gravenstein, and is considered an acquisition in the 

 locality of its origin. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical; skin pale yellow, a little 

 greenish, striped and splashed rather thinly and faintly over half the 

 surface in exposed specimens, and but little color where grown in 

 the shade, with a few light and brown dots; stalk short, small, some- 

 times bv a lip; cavity rather small, russeted; calyx closed, or nearly 

 so; basin rather small, slightly plaited; flesh whitish, half fine, ten- 

 der, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic, and of very good 

 cpialityj core small. Ripens in Georgia from the middle of July till 

 tlij 20th of August. 



Kestxer. 



A new apple originated with Marcus Kestner, Hickman, Ky. 

 Tree thrifty, vigorous, upright, tall, but spreading and irregular; 

 an early and good bearer annually, and is considered a vjiluable 

 acquisition for the locality of its origin. 



Fi-uit medium, oblate,, somewhat flattened at the ends, slightlv 

 oblique; skin whitish vellow, nearlv covered with pale carmine red. 

 many rather obscure stripes and si->lashes of a darker hue, and a few 

 light and gray dots; stalk very short, small; cavity medium, slight 

 russet; calyx closed or nearly so; basin rather large, slightly corru- 

 gated; flesh yellow, half fine, tender, juicy, rich subacid; quality 

 very good; core small. Season December to March. 



