96 THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



edfrom the orchard, a suflScientquantity of manure must 

 be used to supply all demands of both crop and trees. 

 After a well-shaped, evenly-balanced head has been ob- 

 tained in the apple tree, little pruning will be required, 

 other than cutting out dead wood and crossing branches, 

 or such as interfere with each other's growth, and remov- 

 ing suckers from the roots. 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF APPLES. 

 SUMMER VARIETIES. 



In this list of apples, the names of the kinds most pop- 

 ular in Georgia are in bold-faced type. The names in 

 italics are synonyms. 



Astracban Red. 



Large, yellow, roundish conical, covered with crimson J 

 flesh juicy, crisp and tender; calyx prominent; tree 

 vigorous and prolific, bears young ; ripens in May and 

 June ; an excellent early apple. 



Carolina Red June. 



(Red June.) Medium, conical, deep red; flesh white, 

 juicy, subacid ; variable stalk, in narrow cavity ; basin 

 narrow, with closed calyx ; tree vigorous, upright ; bears 

 -early and abundantly. June. 



Carolina Watson. 



Large, oblate conical ; greenish, striped with red, and 

 dull red cheek ; flesh white, subacid, of good quality ; 

 tree very prolific ; ripens in July. 



Early Harvest. 



Medium to large, straw color, with white dots, round- 

 ish, or roundish oblate ; flesh tender, juicy and finely fla- 



