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THE APPLE. 



rather large ; seeds, ovate, pointed, abundant, brownish red. 

 November to February. 



BELLFLOWER. 



fellow Bellflower, | Yellow Belle-fleur, | Lady Washington. 



American. Tree, 01 slender, yet healthy growth, with yellowish, 

 rather upright shoots ; fruit, on ends of limbs, very hardy, but 

 grafted on pieces of roots does not bear well, otherwise, very pro 

 ductive. Size, large; form, oblong, a little irregular, tapering to the 

 eye ; color, pale yellow, with a blush next the sun ; stem, long, slen 

 der, curved ; cavity, deep ; calyx, closed ; basin, plaited, deep ; flesh, 

 tender, juicy, crisp, sprightly, sub-acid ; core, large ; capsules, long, 

 hollow ; seeds, large, ovate, pyriform, angular at broad end. Season, 

 December to March. 



BROADWELL. 



Broadwell Sweet, 



American. Origin, Southern Ohio. Tree, vigorous, spreading, 

 light yellowish shoots, good bearer. Size, medium to large ; form, 

 regular, roundish, flattened at base, and tapering slightly toward the 

 calyx ; skin, thin, smooth ; color, light yellow, cloudy flakes, sunny 

 side brownish bronze ; stem, short ; cavity, expanded ; calyx, open ; 



