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THE APPLE. 



Fruit medium, roundish, or roundish oblate, conical, smooth and 

 regular; skin golden yellow at full maturity, some rather obscure 

 light and green dots; stalk short to medium, rather slender; cavity 

 br(»;id, not very deep; calyx small, closed; basin rather small, cor- 

 rugated; flesh deep yellow, half fine, tender, moderately juicy, rich 

 honey-sweet, slightly aromatic; very good; core medium. l)ecen'.- 

 ber to February. 



Stump. 



A chance seedling found in an old stump on the grounds of .John 

 Prue, Chili, N. Y. Tree a thrifty, vigorous, upright grower, forming a 

 symnietrical, roundish conical head; rather an early and verv abun- 

 dant bearer, on alternate years, of fair, handsome fruit of good 

 quality. 



Fruit medium or below, roundish conical, inclining to oblong coni- 

 cal, sometimes sides a little unequal; skin smooth, white, shaded 



Scumi). 



with bright red, moderately striped and splashed with crimson over 

 most of the surface, a few large and small light dots — a portion 

 areole; stalk very short, rather small; cavity medium, often rus- 

 setted; calyx small, closed; basin medium, slightly plaited; flesh 

 white, halt" fine, tender, juicy, pleasantly subacid; quality good to 

 very good ; core rather large. September, October. 



Tanner's Winter. 



x\n old variety of unknown origin. Tt'is considerably grown in 

 Granville County," Ga., where it succeeds and is prized as a winter 

 fruit for o-eneral use. The historv and original name are unknown. 



