THE APPLE. 



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many areolo; stalk ratlier short, slender; cavity larj^e, deep, jn-roen- 

 ish; calyx closed, or partially open; basin large, rather deep, slightly 



corrugated; flesh whitish, a little coarse, tender, moderately juicy, 

 mild subacid, inclining to sweet; core small. December, May. 



Large Summer Queex. 



This fine large summer apple is supposed to be of North Caro- 

 lina origin, but the exact loccility is not known. The tree is said to 

 be very vigorous, upright at first, but, with age, spreading and ir- 

 regular; in the orchard an early and abundant ainiual bearer, and 

 valuable in its locality for its time of ripening, which is about the 

 time of the American Summer Pearmain. 



Fruit large to very large, roundish oblate, nearly regular; skin 

 pale greenish yellow, shaded, splashed and mottled with pale red, 

 and moderately sprinkled with large, light, yellowish dots, a fevv' 

 being areole; stalk very short, moderately stout; cavity rather 

 large, deep, smooth; calyx closed; basin quite large, deep, nearly 

 smooth; flesh whitish, fine, tender, juicy, rich, mild subacid, slightly 

 aromatic; very good; core medium. Ripens in North Carolina from 

 the last of July till the first of September. 



LixcoL>r Pippix. 



An old variety, said to have been brought from Connecticut, many 

 years since, to Syracuse, N. Y., by a Mr. Knapp, and lately brought 

 into notice by the late Reuben Lincoln, whose name it bears, the 

 original name being lost. Tree a tall vigorous grower, making a 



