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APPLE GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 



and is deserving of trial by those who an. 1 experimenting with varieties, 

 as it is a showy apple of excellent quality, being popular both for eating 

 and cooking purposes. Like most other apples of a light color it is 

 somewhat delicate and must be handled with care. Keeping qualities 

 are not very good, but no doubt vary much with apples from different 

 localities. 



The trees are fairly thrifty when grown on soil suited to them. 



Fig. 7. The Jonathan. (Original) 



Only an occasional one has been observed in this state, but on these some 

 very fine specimens were growing. It is recommended for trial in the 

 mountain sections, especially of soiithern California. 



JONATHAN. 



(Fig. 7.) 



This excellent variety has not been grown extensively in the state, 

 but there are places in Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, El Do- 

 rado, Mendocino and Ilumboldt counties, at least, where it has done 

 well. Its beautiful red color, combined with excellent quality, makes it 



