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THE APPLE. 



Baltimore. 

 Baltimore Pippin, ] Cable's GiUiflower, 



Poyal Pippin. 



Origin, unknown. Tree^ thrifty, slender, very productive, on warm, rich 

 soils ; size, medium to large ; form^ round, or roundish ovate ; color^ light 

 yellow, striped, and splashed with purplish red, a little bronzed russet about 

 the stem, large whitish dots, and often a blue tinge marbled toward the 

 stem, resembling a bloom; stem, short; cavity^ open, deep, regular; calyx, 

 small, half open; basin, shallow, regular ; ^^5/1, white, with a slight tinge 

 of yellow, tender, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, sprightly ; core, medium, or small ; 

 seeds, obovate pyriform. December to March. This is distinct from the 

 Baltimore of Lindley, which is of pale lemon color, tinged with red, and 

 with large open calyx. 



Batchelor. 



Gross, j King, erroneously/. 



From North Carolina. Fruit, very large, roundish, flattened, angular, 

 lemon yellow, washed with lively red on sunny side, gray dots, russet 

 around stem ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small, open ; basin, deep ; 

 flesh, white, tender, fine-grained, juicy, mild, sub-acid; core, medium. 

 October, November. Very valuable in Southern States. 



Benoni. 



From Massachusetts. Growth, vigorous, erect, good bearer ; fruity 

 medium, roundish, narrowing towards the eye, deep yellow, striped with 

 crimson, dotted with white specks ; stem, short, slender ; cavity, nirro'iv' ; 

 calyx, large, open ; basin, furrowed ; flesh, yellow, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 vinous; "very good;" core, close; seeds, pale brown. August and Sep- 

 tember. Succeeds finely on the Western prairies. 



