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THE APPLE. 



RAMBO. 



Romanite, 



Bread and Cheese Apple. 



Seek-no- farther, 

 Terry s Red Streak. 



American. A n^tvvfc of- Delaware, it succeeds in all soils and lo 

 cations, and has no superior, as a whole, in the general estimation. It 

 succeeds: en sandy &quot;6oils^ but.tjie largest and best fruit is grown on 

 slrdtig&quot; limestone soil s, giving evidence of the food suited best 

 to it. 



Fruit, medium ; form, flat, or roundish flattened ; color, yellowish 

 white, marbled and streaked with yellow and red, and with large 

 rough spots ; stem, long, slender, often curved ; basin, acuminate ; 

 calyx, nearly closed ; basin, broad, slightly furrowed ; flesh, green 

 ish white, tender, sprightly, mild, sub-acid ; core, large, rather hol 

 low; seeds, abundant, ovate pyriform. Season, October to De 

 cember, but often keeps to March. 



RED CANADA. 



Richfield Nonsuch. 



Old Nonsuch, | 



American. Probably a native of Massachusetts. Tree, slender 

 growth ; shoots diverging ; requires rich strong soil, when it is pro 

 ductive; and always fair and uniform size of fruit. One of the most 

 valuable for orchard or garden. 



