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THE APPLE. 



ovate angular ; flesh, yellowish, firm, mild sub-acid, almost sweet ; " very 

 good." New. February to May. 



DETROIT. 



Red Detroit, | Black Detroit, 

 Crimson Pippin. 



Foreign. Introduced to Detroit, Michigan, by early French settlers. 

 Fruit medium to large, roundish flattened, dark blackish crimson, dotted 

 and marbled with fawn specks in sun ; cavity, deep ; calyx, closed ; basin, 

 plaited ; core, large, hollow ; flesh, white, often stained with red to the 

 core, crisp, juicy, sub-acid. October to February. This is sometimes 

 grown as the Black Apple. 



DlLLINGHAM. 



From D. C. Eichmond, Esq., Sandusky, Ohio. Native. Fruit, medium, 

 round, regular, whitish yellow, dots of red in sun ; cavity, deep russeted ; 

 calyx, closed ; basin, medium core, small ; seeds, plump ; flesh, white, 

 fine grained, juicy, sweet; "very good;" great bearer. October and 

 November. 



DOCTOR. 



Red Doctor, | De Witt. 



Native of Pennsylvania. Much grown in southern Ohio and Indiana, 

 producing abundantly of second-rate fruit. Fruit, medium to large, flat ; 

 yellow striped and washed with several shades of red and occasional spots 

 of russet ; calyx, closed ; basin, open ; cavity, deep ; core, small ; seeds, 

 oblong, pyriform; flesh, tender, juicy. October to January. 



DOMINE. 

 Origin uncertain. Tree, strong, vigorous grower ; shoots, long, diverg- 



