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THE APPLE. 



RAMBO. 



Romanite. 



Bread and Cheese Apple, 



Seek-no-farther, 

 Terry's Red Streak. 



Aiherican. A 'n&tvvfc of Delaware, it succeeds in all soils and lo- 

 cations, and has no superior, as a whole, in the general estimation. It 

 sncceerls cti 'sandy "soite, hut the largest and best fruit is grown on 

 strdrfg limestone " soils, giving evidence of the food suited best 

 to it. 



Fruit, medium ; form, flat, or roundish flattened ; color, yellowish 

 white, marbled and streaked with yellow and red, and with large 

 rough spots ; stem, long, slender, often curved ; basin, acuminate ; 

 calyx, nearly closed ; basin, broad, slightly furrowed ; flesh, green- 

 ish white, tender, sprightly, mild, sub-acid ; core, large, rather hol- 

 low; seeds, abundant, ovate pyriform. Season, October to De- 

 cember, but often keeps to March. 



RED CANADA. 



Richfield Nonsuch. 



Old Nonsuch, | 



American. Probably a native of Massachusetts. Tree, slender 

 growth ; shoots diverging ; requires rich strong soil, when it is pro 

 ductive ; and always fair and uniform size of fruit. One of the most 

 valuable for orchard or garden. 



