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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Basin wide, regular, or folded ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, regular, brown ; Stem very short. 



Core medium, round, regular, closed ; Seeds few, large, 

 plump ; Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, juicy ; Flavor sweet, 

 rich ; Quality poor for dessert, though it is eatable in the 



Fig. 189. GILPIN. 



spring valuable for its cider from the richness of the must. 

 Keeps sound until May bruises do not rot as in other ap- 

 ples. Valuable also for stock. 



Its early bearing makes it very desirable in a new coun- 

 try, and in the prairies it has received the soubriquet of 

 " Dollars and Cents." 



Hall. 



HALL'S SEEDLING HALL'S RED. 



From Franklin County, North Carolina, and now being 

 spread throughout the Western States as a fruit of great 

 promise. 



