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Xezv Affles. 



XEW APPLES. 



By Da. JoHX K. Waslts?. Presi 



Ohio 



Hcrdcrunrral Sodety. 



Holly. — This tree presents a beautiful appearance, being vigorous, 

 healthy, rather thicklv branched, and clothed with abundant foliage of 

 a fine rich green ; earlv ; productive ; fruit medium, flattened, regular ; 

 surfoce smooth, greenish-yellow, nearly covered with mixed red, and 



Holly Af?l: 



Striped with bright red ; dots minute ; basin abrupt, folded ; eye me- 

 dium, closed ; cavity wide, green ; stem medium, thick or knobby ; 

 core small, regular, closed, not meeting the eye ; seeds few, long, 

 brown ; flesh yellow, firm, fine-grained, juicy ; flavor acid, aromatic. 

 Use. table ; quality, good ; season, mid-winter. 



Baltzley. — Tree received from Franklin Davis, Staunton, Va. ; is 

 healthv, spreading, open, early productive. Fruit large and hand- 

 some, flat, somewhat angular ; surface smooth, yeUowish-white, faintly 

 blushed : dots small, scattered, white ; basin ratlier deep, abrupt, wavy ; 

 eye medium, short, open ; cavitv medium, wavy, brown ; stem medi- 

 um, green ; core srpall, irregular, not meeting the eye : seeds numerous, 

 angular, brown : flesh white, firm, somewhat tough, juicy : flavor 

 almost sweet, rich. Use. market and family: qualit}-. good: season, 

 October. As a market fruit, this variet}' will follow the Maiden's 

 Blush, and promises to be equally valuable, though less elegant. 



