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THE APPLE. 



ground of pale greenish yellow, mixed with faint streaks of pale red on 

 the shady side, but marked with blotches and short stripes of darker red, 

 and becoming a fine deep red in the sun. Stalk quite slender, half an 

 inch long, planted in a narrow funnel-shaped cavity. Calyx small, and 

 set in a shallow, rather narrow basin. Flesh remarkably white, very 

 tender, juicy, and with a slight perfume. Very good, almost best. Ripe 

 in October and November. A regular bearer and a handsome dessert 

 fruit. 



There is a variety under name of Striped Fameuse, claimed to be 

 distinct, the fruit being more striped and less highly colored. 



FAMILY. 



McLoud's Family. 



A native of Georgia. Tree a fine regular grower and productive. 

 Fruit medium, oblate conical, yellowish, shaded, striped, and splashed 



Family. 



with dull red over half or more of its surface, thickly sprinkled with 

 large light dots. Stalk short and small. Cavity pretty large, slightly 

 russeted. Calyx closed. Segments medium, partially recurved. Basin 

 medium, a little wrinkled. Flesh white, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant, 

 subacid. Very good. August, September. 



FANCHER. 



Origin unknown. 



Fruit large to very large, globular, regular. Surface smooth, yellow, 

 blushed. Flesh white, fine-grained breaking, j uicy, very sweet. Good 

 to very good. Baking. September, October. (Warder.) 



