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THE APPLE. 



yellow, juicy, crisp, mild, nearly sweet; "very good." November to 

 February. 



FULTON. 



Native of Canton Co., 111. Original tree, when 19 years old, gave 36 1-2 

 inches circumference, 3 feet from ground, 25 feet high, and 28 feet across 

 top, and had produced large crops ten years in succession. Fruit, medium, 

 roundish flattened, pale clear yellow, bright red cheek, little russet in stem 

 cavity, small dots ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small, short seg- 

 ments ; basin, rather deep ; core, small ; seeds, ovate, pointed ; flesh, white, 

 tender, juicy, mild sub-acid; " very good." November and December. 



GABRIEL. 



Ladies Blush. 



The origin of this variety is uncertain. It will most likely yet prove 

 identical with some variety heretofore described. Our engraving is under 

 medium size of the apple. Trees, moderate growth, good bearers ; fruit, 

 medium or below, roundish conical, yellowish, striped, and splashed with 

 pale red ; stem, slender ; cavity, medium ; calyx, small ; basin, shallow , 



