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THE APPLE. 



MANGUM. 



Seago, I Maxfleld. 



From Georgia. Fruit, medium, roundish, conical ; yellowish, striped 

 and shaded with red; whitish brown dots; stem, short, small; cavity. 

 broad, often russeted : calyx, closed; basin, medium ; core, small ; flesh. 

 yellow, tender, juicy, mild sub-acid, excellent. October and November 

 Valued South as keeping until March. 



MAVERACK'S SWEET. 



Southern origin. Fruit, very large; roundish, irregular, slightly conical ; 

 striped with bright red, and a few greenish dots ; stem, short ; cavity, regu- 

 lar ; calyx, open ; basin, medium ; skin, thick : flesh, fine-grained, tender, 

 sweet, excellent. November and December at the South; December to 

 March at the North. 



MELON. 

 Norton's Melon, | Watermelon. 



American. Origin questioned whether New York or Connecticut, li 

 proves fine so far. wherever it has been tested. Tree, vigorous, spreading, 

 shoots, reddish brown ; requires deep, strong soil. 



Fruit, medium to larue : form, roundish flattened, regular ; surface, 

 glossy, uneven ; color, pale yellowish white, much overspread with broken 

 streaks and stripes of reddish purple, becoming rich and dark in the sun ; 

 stem, medium, slender : cavity, wide, round, open, marked with greenish 

 russet; calyx, closed ; basin, deep, finely plaited at bottom : flesh, white, 

 fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly ; core, rather small ; seeds broad, 

 nearly black. October to December. 



McLELLAN. 



Martin. 



From Woodstock, Conn. Trees, moderate growth, annual productive 

 bearers. Fruit, medium, round ; bright straw color, striped and marbled 



