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Paris. 

 Reported by Mr. L. A. Goodman as a new apple of the Ben 

 Davis family, sent by Mr. Ambrose of Paris, Mo., to the meeting 

 of the Missouri Horticultural Society. 



ShacMeford. 

 This variety is first mentioned in the report of the Illinois 

 Horticultural Society for 1883, at which time it appears to 

 have been known in southern Illinois and adjacent parts of Mis- 

 souri. Beach says that it originated near Athens,. Mo. It has 

 been planted considerably in the southwest, but has not attained 

 great favor as a commercial sort. It is generally of rather poor 

 color and is said to be a straggling grower. It does not appear 

 to be in any way superior to the Ben Davis and in some qualities 

 it is inferior. 



Bescription of Fruit. — Size, medium, uniform ; form, roundish ob- 

 late, slightly conic, nearly regular, slightly comjiressed, sides generally 

 nearly equal, base rounded, apex round conic, uniform; color, clear 

 waxy greenish yellow covered with bright red, 10 per cent, to 50 per 

 cent., splashed mottled and short strijied, deeper on sunny side of some 

 sjDecimens; bloom, light, waxy; skin, rather thick, medium texture, 

 smooth, and fairly bright; dots, very inconspicuous, few to medium, 

 very small, round, gray russet or greenish, scattering, even or sub- 

 merged; cavity, rather shallow, medium width, sloping to flaring, nearly 

 obtuse, nearly regular, markings none; stem, medium long, slender, 

 straight or inclined, brownish red, smooth ; basin, medium in depth and 

 breadth, abrupt, truncate conic, fairly regular, sometimes slightly ribbed 

 and plaited; calyx, closed, medium size, pubescent; segments, large, 

 broad, pointed, reflexed ; tube, short, medium width, conic, stamens 

 median, pistil point present; core, abaxile, small, central, broad oval, 

 core lines meeting ; cells, partly open, medium size, s;yTnmetrical ; carpels, 

 oblong, emarginate, slit, concavity medium; seeds, medium in number 

 and size, plump, medium brown, oval, medium long, pointed; axis, 

 medium in length, straight; flesh, greenish white, medium firm, rather 

 coarse, fairly juicy; flavor, brisk subacid; quality, good. Described 

 from specimens received from the Ontario Agricultural College. 



Shirley. 

 Mr. T. Y. Munson of Dcnnison, Tex., gives the following 

 history of this variety. 



