3i* APPLES. 



Leland Spice. (Leland Pippin.) Large, roundish, obscurely coni- 

 cal, slightly ribbed ; whole surface with brilliant red streaks on 

 yellow ground, dotted with yellow; stalk half an inch long; 

 cavity and basin ribbed ; flesh yellowish white, sub-acid, spicy, 

 rich, fine. October. Origin, Sherburne, Mass. 



Long Island Seek-no-further. Large, oblate, conical ; skin yellow, 

 striped and splashed with red ; flesh tender, with a good sub- 

 acid flavor. October to February. An old variety. Tree pro- 

 ductive. Origin unknown. 



Lyscom. Large, round, with broad, broken, distinct, pale red 

 stripes, on yellowish or greenish yellow ground ; stalk three- 

 fourths of an inch long, slender ; calyx deep set ; flesh fine 

 grained, mild, slightly sub-acid, moderately rich, good flavor. 

 Middle and late autumn. Massachusetts. 



FIG. 391. FIG. 392. 



Gravenstein. Sops of Wine. 



Magnolia. Size medium, oblate-conical ; striped and mottled with 

 crimson on yellow; stalk short; cavity broad, uneven; basin 

 small; flesh white, tender, with a brisk aromatic flavor. Growth 

 moderate, productive. Mid-autumn. 



Mangum. (Gulley.) Medium, oblate, slightly conic, ribbed; 

 shaded and striped with red on yellow with numerous dots; 

 stalk small, in a broad, russeted cavity ; basins lightly furrowed ; 

 flesh yellow, very tender, with a mild sub-acid excellent flavor. 

 A valuable Southern apple. _Tree thrifty, productive. Alabama. 



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 acumi- 

 nate; 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. Fig. 389. An excellent table apple, but a moder- 

 ate 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. Pennsylvania. 



