THE APPLE. 



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Gravenstein. 



Ripens with us in September and October, but will keep a month 

 longer. The trees are very thrifty, strong growers, and bear 

 young. 



GREEN SWEET. 



Honey Greening. 



Tree, vigorous and productive. Fruit medium, somewhat 

 conic. Skin green, sometimes becoming a little yellow at matu- 

 rity, covered with greenish or light russet dots. Stalk of medium 

 length. Cavity rather deep, covered with russet ; basin shallow 

 and abrupt, somewhat furrowed. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, 

 sweet, with a vinous, refreshing flavour. December to March. 



HALL. 



Hall's Seedling. 

 Hall's Red. 

 Jenny Seedling. 



Origin on the grounds of Mr. Hall, Franklin county, North 

 Carolina, Tree of moderate growth, hardy, upright, with long, 

 slender, reddish branches, and remarkably firm wood. The tree 

 never attains a very large size ; is very productive, and is con- 

 sidered in North Carolina the best long-keeping dessert apple 

 they cultivate. We are indebted to G. W. Johnson, of Milton, 

 North Carolina, for specimens, history, &c. He says an old 



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