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THE APPLE. 



long ; basin, deep, open, uniformly furrowed ; flesh, white, tender, 

 juicy, delicate sweet; core, medium; seeds, large, full. Season, 

 October to December. 



ROME BEAUTY. 



Roman Beauty, | Rillett s Seedling. 



American. Native of Southern Ohio. In fruit and tree it some 

 what resembles Sutton; requires, to perfect good fruit, a rich, 

 warm, loamy soil. On poor clay, it is undersized, deficient in 

 character, and inclined to overbear. 



Fruit, large; form, roundish; color, rich light yellow, mostly 

 overspread and striped with shades of clear bright red ; stem, slen 

 der ; cavity ; open, regular ; calyx, nearly closed, segments distinctly 

 separate ; basin, round, open, moderately deep ; flesh, yellow, crisp, 

 mild, sub-acid ; core, medium, somewhat hollow ; seeds, long, ovate, 

 large and full. Season, October to December. 



ROXBURY RUSSET. 



Boston Russet, I Putnam Russet, 

 Marietta Russet. | Belpre Russet, 

 Sylvan Russet. 



American. Origin uncertain, either Connecticut or Massachusetts, 



