Apples. 203 



Mangum. Medium, oblate, slightly conic, ribbed ; shaded and 

 striped with red on yellow with numerous dots ; stalk small, in a 

 broad, russeted cavity ; basin slightly furrowed ; flesh yellow, 

 very tender, with a mild sub-acid excellent flavor. A valuable 

 Southern apple. Tree thrifty, productive. 



MELON. (Watermelon, Norton's Melon.) Medium or large, round- 

 ish, often slightly conical, frequently a little irregular ; color, with 

 stripes and dots of bright red on yellow ground, or clear red on 

 pale yellow ; stalk an inch long, slender ; cavity acuminate ; basin 

 deep ; flesh white, tender, very juicy, fresh, and pleasant, spicy, 

 sub-acid or slightly sub-acid, fine flavored. Growth rather slow. 

 Late autumn and early winter, but often keeps longer. An excel- 

 lent table apple, but a moderate bearer. Origin, East Bloomfield, 

 N. Y. 



Melt in the Mouth. Medium or rather small, roundish, slightly 

 flattened ; skin greenish yellow, indistinctly striped and shaded 

 with red, with russet dots ; stalk short ; cavity shallow, obtuse ; 

 calyx open ; flesh yellow, with a rich, aromatic, rather acid, and 

 very good flavor. Ripens through autumn. Penn. 



Mexico. Size medium, roundish ; striped light and dark red ; stalk 

 large and long ; cavity broad, shallow, irusseted ; calyx large, in 

 a narrow basin; flesh whitish stained with red, tender, with a 

 very good flavor. A handsome New England fruit. Tree very 

 hardy, productive. 



Myer*s Nonpareil. (Ohio Nonpareil.) Large, roundish, slightly 

 oblate ; marbled and splashed red on yellow ; cavity and basin 

 medium ; flesh yellowish white, with an excellent sub-acid flavor. 

 Autumn. Growth strong and straight, forming a compact head. 

 Productive, and much valued at the West. 



Orndorf. Size medium, roundish ; slightly striped and shaded red 

 on yellow ; stalk slender ; cavity and basin deep ; calyx open ; 

 flesh yellowish, crisp, with an excellent sub-acid flavor. A 

 moderate bearer. Oct. and Nov. Ohio. 



RAMBO. (Romanite of N. J.) Size medium, oblate, smooth ; 

 streaked and marbled with dull yellowish red on pale yellowish 

 ground ; dots large ; whitish ; stalk an inch long, rather slender ; 

 basin broad, slightly plaited ; flesh tender, rich, mild sub-acid, 

 fine flavored, often excellent. Fine in nearly all localities. Late 

 autumn and early winter. Known by the erroneous name of Seek- 

 no-further in Philadelphia market. Tender far west. 



Republican Pippin. Large, round-oblate ; striped with red on a 

 mottled reddish ground, greenish yellow in the shade ; stalk an 

 inch long, slender ; cavity sometimes with radiating russet rays ; 

 flesh tender, sub-acid, with a pleasant, peculiar, somewhat walnut 

 flavor. Ripens early and mid-autumn, but is a good cooking 

 apple in summer. Excellent for drying. Tree a strong and 



