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THE APPLE. 



cut. (See Horticulturist, vol. ii., page 357.) It proves fine so far, 

 and wherever it has been tested, and we confidently place it in the 

 class worthy of general cultivation. Tree, vigorous, spreading; 

 shoots, reddish brown ; requires deep, strong soil. 



Fruit, medium to large ; 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 bot- 

 tom ; flesh, white, fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly ; core, ra- 

 ther small ; seeds, broad, nearly black. Season, October to Decem- 

 ber. 



MELTING. 



Melt in the Mouth, | Melting Mouth. 



American. Origin, Pennsylvania ; introduced to Ohio, and ex- 

 hibited (as grown in the centre of that State) at the Pornological 

 meetings for three years. Tree, hardy ; shoots, slender, diverging ; 

 fruit borne mostly on ends of limbs ; requires rich soil, abounding 

 in lime ; on young trees, fruit quite small ; improves and increases 

 as they advance in years and size, and under good culture. 



Fruit, medium ; form, roundish, slightly flattened ; color, yellow 

 ground, overspread with warm yellow red, dotted and marbled with 

 yellow russet ; stem, short ; cavity, deep, regular ; calyx, with short 

 erect segments ; basin, shallow, broad, open ; flesh, yellowish crisp, 



