New Apples. 



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Fruit of full medium or large size, globular-oblate, regular; surface 

 smooth, dull green, becoming yellow, and sometimes bronzed with dirty 

 brown ; dots scattered, minute, dark, with white bases in the immature fruit. 



Basin small, uneven ; eye medium, closed ; calyx reflexed. 



Cavity medium, acute, regular, green ; stem rather long, slender. 



Core medium, regular, closed, clasping ; seeds numerous, plump, brownj 

 flesh greenish-yellow, firm, fine-grained, juicy ; flavor sweet ; quality good. 

 Use, baking and table ; season, May to July. 



Diagnosis. — Class I., order I., sect, i, sub-sect. i. 



Davis's Sweet. — This fruit was forwarded by Mr. W. K. Tipton of 

 Jerusalem, Monroe County, O. It is believed to be a seedling of that 

 county, and originated thirty years ago. During that time, it has so won 

 the affections of the people, that it is extensively cultivated ; but its unat- 

 tractive appearance will prevent its being generally admired as a market- 

 fruit, for which its vigorous habit and great productiveness would especially 

 adapt it. In baking, it cooks soft; though its thick skin does not burst like 

 a codling. 



Fruit of medium size, " uniform," globular-oblate, sometimes rather coni- 

 cal, regular ; surface yellow, shaded with mixed red, splashed crimson, not 

 smooth ; skin thick ; dots numerous, large, gray or fawn-color. 



