OK WINTER APPLES. 



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76. WILLOW, OR WILLOW TWIG. (Trans, of Ohio Convention of Nurserymen.) Fig. 50. 



Fruit above the medium size, 

 slightly elongated, with a wide 

 base ; fair, regular and smooth. 

 Stem short, below the base, and 

 set in a deep depression. Calyx 

 closed, and surrounded by a low 

 crown. Color dull greenish yel- 

 low and blazed with pale red 

 stripes. 



This apple is valuable for its 

 keeping late, and is successfully 

 sent to New-Orleans from south- 

 ern Ohio. 



77. OHIO NONPARIEL. (Transactions of the Nurserymen, etc , Ohio.) Fig. 51. 



Fruit above the medium size; 

 round, slightly depressed, 

 and ribbed ; stem subequal- 

 ing the border of the base, 

 and rather strong. Calyx 

 large ; depression of a 

 medium depth and width. 

 Color a rich yellow, striped 

 with crimson ; and when 

 exposed to the sun, the red 

 predominates and becomes 

 a dark crimson. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, crisp, and juicy ; 

 taste subacid. 

 The apple has a close re- 

 semblance to the Gravenstein, 

 and ripens in October. 



