Ha7'dy Apples. — Siberians. 



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Whitney 'x 24, Deep Red. — (" Cut is one-third too small.") Fruit globu- 

 lar, regular, smaller than the others ; surface smooth, deep red ; dots scat- 

 tered, minute ; basin wide, shallow ; eye small, closed ; cavity medium, 

 acute, regular ; stem long ; core large, regular, closed, not meeting the eye ; 

 seeds few, medium size ; flesh yellow, juicy; flavor acid. Use, ornamental 

 and table ; quality pretty good ; season, October, November, or longer. 

 " Valued for its color and keeping qualities." 



These are all that Mr. Whitney recommends among his seedlings that 

 have fruited ; and they are numerous. The others, like most of the seed- 



Hyslop (St. Paul, Min.). Hyslop (Rochester, N.Y.). 



lings exhibited, show very little change in appearance, or season of ripening, 

 from their progenitors. 



Marengo Winter Siberians. — Received from Mr. Charles Andrews, Ma- 

 rengo, 111. 



No. 1 Marengo (syn., Marengo Winter Crab). — Fruit globular, trun- 

 cate, regular, or slightly flattened on the sides, one of the largest of its 

 class ; surface smooth, yellow, blushed or covered crimson ; dots minute ; 

 basin shallow, folded ; eye small, closed ; cavity medium, regular ; stem 

 long ; core large, closed, meeting the eye ; seeds few, small, plump, light 



