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LELAND SPICE. (Syn. Leland Pippin.) Large, roundish, 

 obscurely conical, slightly ribbed ; whole surface with 

 brilliant red streaks on yellow ground, dotted with yel- 

 low ; stalk half an inch long ; cavity and basin ribbed ; 

 flesh yellowish white, sub-acid, spicy, rich, fine. Origin, 

 Sherburne, Mass. 



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 second-rate flavor. Middle and late autumn. Mass. 



MELON. (Syn. Watermelon, Norton's Melon.) Medium or 

 large, roundish, often slightly conical, frequently a little 

 irregular ; color, with stripes and dots of bright red on 

 yellow ground, of 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. Origin, East Bloomfield, N. Y 



Nonsuch (English.) (Syn. Nonsuch.) Size medium ; regu- 

 lar, oblate ; striped with dull brick red, on greenish yel- 

 lo\v ground ; stalk short, slender ; basin wide, shallow ; 

 flesh white, soft, sub-acid, second rate. Wholly unlike 

 the Old Nonsuch of New-England, or Red Canada. 



RAMBO. (Syn. 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 ex- 

 cellent. Fine in nearly all localities. Late autumn and 

 "early winter. Known by the erroneous name of Seek- 

 no-further in Philadelphia market. 



Red Ingestrie. Rather small, oblong or ovate j mottled 

 with red : stalk short, slender ; basin wide ; flesh firm, 

 juicy, rather high flavored. Admired in England; un- 

 worthy of cultivation here. Early and mid-autumn. 



Republican Pippin. Large, round-oblate, striped with red 

 on a mottled reddish ground, greenish yellow in the shade; 



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