74 APPLES. 



BELMONT. 



Gate. White appk. 



Mamma Beam. Waxen of some. 



Golden Pippin of some. Kelley white. 



Origin near Strasbtirgh, Lancaster Co., Pa., in the garden of 

 Mrs. Beam at her gate, hence the names ** Gate apple" and 

 " Mamma Beam." It was taken to Ohio by Jacob Nesy sen., 

 and became very popular in Belmont Co., and we retain this- 

 name, being the most universal one. Tree vigorous, healthy, 

 and very productive. 



Fruit medium, to large, globular, a little flattened and nar- 

 rower towards the eye, sometimes oblong. Skin light, waxen 

 yellow, often with a bright vermillion cheek. Stalk short, cavity 

 generally large. Calyx usually closed, basin rather deep, corrugat 

 ed. Flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, juicy, sometimes almost melt 

 ing, of a mild agreeable flavour. Nov. to Feb. 



BOHANNAN. 



Buchanan. 



A Southern fruit of great excellence, introduced by Lewis 

 Sanders, of Ky., good regular bearer. Fruit rather large, roundish, 

 flattened, approacliing conic, angular. Skin fair, shining, fine yel- 

 low, with a bright crimson cheek in the sun. Stalk slender, in- 

 serted in a round acute cavity. Calyx closed in a narrow abrupt 

 basin. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, with a fine spicy subacid 

 flavour. July, Aug. 



BROAD WELL. 



Broadwell Sweet. 



Origin Ohio, a valuable fruit, tree vigorous, spreading, pro- 

 ductive. 



Fruit large, oblate, somewhat conic. Skin pale yellow, with a 

 blush. Stem short and small, surrounded with russet inserted 

 in a deep, broad cavity. Calyx open in a somewhat abrupt 

 narrow basin. Flesh whitish, firm, generally tender, juicy, sweet, 

 aromatic. Nov. to March. 



EARLY HARVEST. Thomp. Man. 



Prince's Harvest, or Early French Eeinette, of Coxe. 



July Pippin. Floy. 



Yellow Harvest. 



Large White Juneating. 



Tart Bongh. 



Early French Reinette. 



An American apple ; and taking into account its beauty, its 



