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THE APPLE CULTURIST. 



scatter over the whole tree, as do many others that occur on 

 our fruit-trees some of which wander off from the very ear- 

 liest stage in their larval life, and others, as for example the 

 common Tent-caterpillar, only towards the latter part of their 

 existence in the larval state they can always be easily de- 

 stroyed. The larva of the Red-humped will be readily rec- 

 ognized by its great beauty. The true way to exterminate 

 these foes is to trap the moth in the bottles, as recommend- 

 ed (Fig. 51, p. 11V), crush the chrysalis whenever it may 

 be found, and catch the full-grown larvae and kill them. 



TALMAN'S SWEETING. 



Synonyms. Tallman's Sweeting, Tolman's Sweeting, and Brown's Golden Sweet. 

 When fully ripe, those specimens which grow in the sunlight have a soft blush on 

 one side ; anil, generally, a line runs from the stem to the calyx, which is set in a 

 small basin slightly depressed. The flesh is quite white, rather firm, fine-grained, 

 with a rich, sweet flavor. This is one of the very best winter sweet apples. The 

 tree is a hardy, upright, and spreading grower. The apples are seldom formed 

 like the engraving, with a swell on one side of the cavity. When the ground is 

 rich, the apples grow much larger than represented by the cut. The Talman's 

 Sweeting is a variety that may be added to eve;y list of choice apples in every 

 State of the Union, wherever apples can be raised with satisfactory success. This 

 variety is a universal favorite with all people, and all kinds of domestic animals. 



