New Apple. 



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NEW APPLE. 



Tenderskin Apple. — This variety, supposed to have originated in 

 South Carolina, was received from J. S. Downer and Son, Fairview, Ky. 

 Tree sufificiently vigorous, healthy, and productive ; limbs twiggy ; fruit me- 

 dium, flattened, conical irregular ; surface smooth, waxen yellow, covered 

 with lake, splashed darker, and overspread with a heavy bloom, resem- 



bling the Northern Spy in its coloring ; dots scattered, gray ; basin abrupt ; 

 eye medium, closed ; cavity wide, green ; stem long ; core regular, closed ; 

 seeds long, plump, dark ; flesh deep yellow, breaking, tender, fine-grained, 

 juicy ; flavor sub-acid, rich, aromatic. Use, table ; quality, very good ; 

 season, early winter. This is a very promising variety, especially for the 

 amateur. 



