160 THE APPLE. 



Morrison's Red. 

 From Medfield, Mass, Tree, good grower, productive. Fruit, atove 

 medium, conical, angular : whitish yellow, shaded and striped with deep 

 red ; stem, short, stout; cavity, narrow; calyx, closed ; basin, small; flesh, 

 tender, crisp, mild, pleasant: core, large, open, January. 



Mountain Sprout. 

 American. Fruit, medium, oblong truncate, red striped, numerous white 

 dots. 



Mouse. 



Moose. 

 From Ulster Co*, N, Y. Fruit, large, roundish conical ; pale greenish 

 yellow, brownish blush in sun, russet dots ; stem, slender ; calyx, closed ; 

 flesh, white, sprightly, faintly perfumed; not more than "very good." De- 

 cember to March. 



Murray. 

 Southern. Fruit, medium, oblong conical, rich yellow; stem, short, 

 cavity, deep ; basin, deep ; flesh, whitish, brisk sub-acid. January to 

 March. South. 



Musk Spice. 



Fruit, small, roundish flattened, yellowish, bright, clear red cheek ; stem, 

 long^ cavity, shallow; calyx, closed: segments, reflexed : basin, furrowed; 

 flesh, yellowish white, juicy, tender, sub-acid; "very good." October. 



MuNsoN Sweeting. 

 Orange Sweet, ] Eay Apple, | Meachum's Sweet 

 From Massachusetts. Tree, strong, upright grower, dark-colored ; short- 

 jointed shoots, good bearer. Fruit, medium oi- above, roundish flattened ; 

 pale yellow, blush in sun ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, rather dry, sweet ; 

 "very good." October to December. 



Nantehalee. 

 Maiden's Bosom. 

 Origin, Alabama ; introduced by Dr. W. 0. Baldwin, of Montgomery. 

 In size large, in shape quite conical, and deeply ribbed ; in color a beau- 

 tiful pale waxen yellow ; stem, three-fourths of an inch long, in a narrow, 

 deep cavity : calyx, rather large, basin deep, very much ribbed ; flesh, 

 white, juicy, and pleasant. Middle of July to first of August. (J. Van 

 Beuren, MS.) 



Ne Plus Ultra. 



Southern. Fruit very large, roundish flattened, angular; shades of 

 crimson with large brightish dots; stem, short; cavity, deep, bioad, sur- 

 rounded by russet; calyx, open: basin, large, deep, furrowed, downy; 

 flesh, white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, vinous ; core, small ; " very good "' 

 or " best." October. 



Nequassa, 



Origin, Franklin, Macon Co., North Carolina. 



Fruit, large, oblate; color, yellow, striped with red ; stem, of moderate 

 length, inserted in a large, open cavity ; basin, smooth and open ; flesh, white, 

 and very sweet, November to January. (J. Van Beuren's MS, in I>bwning.) 



