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THE APPLE. 



iiesh pale 3^ello\v, half fine, tender, juicy, mild suVjacid, slightly aro- 

 matic; quality very good; coi'e rather small. 



Snepps. 

 Snepps' Nonesuch. 



This fine apple is said to have oi'ig-inated near Edinburgh, Ind. 

 Tree moderately vigorous, with short-jointed shoots, forming a round 

 head, producing good crops of fair fruit of uniform size, which is high- 

 Iv prized by those who have grown it, both for the table and for culi- 

 nary purposes! 



Fruii medium, oblate, angular, slightly oblique, or sides a little 

 unequal; skin pale yellow to deep yellow, almost golden yellow in 

 the sun, moderately sprinkled with gray and brown dots; stalk very 

 short, quite small; cavity large, deep, sometimes with slight russet; 

 calyx small, closed, or nearly so; basin medium, corrugated; flesh 

 whitish yellow, fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid, rich, a little aro- 

 matic, and inclining to saccharine; quality very good, at least; core 

 small. December, February. 



Statman's AYixesap. 



A seedling of the Winesap, originated with Dr. J. Stayman, Leav- 

 enworth, Kansas. We give his description: "Tree very vigorous, 

 open, irregular, spreading; wood very dark; dark heavy foliage; an 



Stayman"s Winesap. 



early and very abundant bearer; tree much in appearance like Wine- 

 sap; fruit hangs well on the tree. 



" Fruit medium to large, heavy, oblate conical, regular; greenish 

 yellow, mostly covered and indistinctly splashed, mixed and striped 

 with dark dull red; dots mediuu:, numerous, distinct gray; stem of 



