THE APPLE. 87 



MANGUM. 



Seago, Maxfield. 



A first rate southern fruit. Specimens have been sent us 

 from several friends. Tree thrifty and very productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, angular. Skin yellow- 

 ish, striped and mostly shaded with red, thickly sprinkled with 

 whitish and bronze dots. Stem short and small, inserted in a 

 broad cavity surrounded by russet. Calyx partially closed ; 

 basin slightly corrugated. Flesh yellow, very tender, juicy, 

 mild, subacid, excellent, highly prized in Georgia and the south. 

 October, November.* Carter of Alabama may prove the same. 



McL/ELLAN. 



Martin. 



Origin, Woodstock, Connecticut. Tree thrifty, upright, very 

 productive annual bearer, and handsome. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish, slightly conic, very regular, 

 and fair. Skin yellow, mostly striped, marbled, and splashed 

 with red. Stalk short, inserted in a moderate cavity. Calyx 

 small, nearly closed ; basin moderate, slightly uneven. Flesh 

 white, very tender, juicy, with a fine vinous flavour, almost sac- 

 charine. December to March. 



MELON. 



Norton's Melon. Watermelon. 



Origin, East Bloomfield, N. Y. Tree of rather slow growth, 

 a good bearer. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish, slightly oblate. Skin pale 

 yellow, striped and shaded with deep red or crimson on the 

 sunny side. Stalk rather short, inserted in a large cavity, some- 

 what uneven, surrounded by thin russet. Calyx closed ; basin 

 large, abrupt, open, slightly furrowed. Flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, with a very rich refreshing subacid flavour. October to 

 March. 



MOTHER. 



Queen Anne. 



Origin,Bolton, Mass. Tree moderately vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Fruit medium, oval, inclining to conic. Stem long and 

 slender, inserted in a rather deep abrupt cavity. Calyx closed, 

 set in a small corrugated basin. Skin almost covered with deep 

 red, thickly sprinkled with minute dots. Flesh yellowish, juicy, 

 crisp, tender, with a very rich aromatic flavour. Last of Octo- 

 ber to January. 



* The time of ripening of the southern fruits is given to suit their re- 

 spective localities. 



