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THE APPLE. 



Mangum. 



Seago, I Maxfield. 

 From Georgia, Fniit, medium, roundish, conical ; yello\nsh, striped 

 and shaded with red ; whitish brown dots ', stem^ short, small ; cavity^ 

 broad, often russeted; ca/i/:r,* closed ; 6a5m, medium ; core^ small; fiesh^ 

 yellow, tender, juicy, mild sub-acid, excellent. October and November 

 Valued South as keeping until March. 



Maverack's Sweet. 

 Southern origin. Fruit, very large; roundish, irregular, slightly conical ; 

 striped with bright red, and a few greenish dots ; stem^ short ; cavity, regu- 

 lar : calyx, open ; basin, medium ; skin, thick : flesh, fine-grained, tender, 

 sweet, excellent. November and December at the South; December to 

 March at the North. 



Melon. 



Norton's Melon, 



■Watermelon. 



American. Origin questioned — whether New York or Connecticut. It 

 proves fine so far; wherever it has been tested. Tree, vigorous, spreading; 

 shoots, reddish brown ; ret^uires deep, strong soil. 



Fruit, medium to large; form, roundish flattened, regular; surface, 

 glossy, uneven ; color, pale yellowish white, much overspread with broken 

 streaks and stripes of reddish purple, becoming rich and dark in the sun ; 

 slcm, medium, slender ; cavity, wide, round, open, marked with greenish 

 russet ; calyx, closed ; basin, deep, finely plaited at bottom ; flesh, white, 

 fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly; core, rather small; seeds broad, 

 nearly black. October to December. 



McLellan. 

 Martin. 



From Woodstock, Conn. Trees, moderate growth, annual productive 

 bearers. Fruit, medium, round ; bright straw color, striped and marbled 



