THE APPLE. 



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an inch long, slender at its junction with the fruit. Calyx closed, and 

 set in a basin of moderate depth. Flesh tender, sweet, rich, and excel- 

 lent. Good to very good. August and September. A valuable sort 

 for cooking, market, or stock feeding. 



Golden Sweet. 



GOLDEN WILDING. 



Origin, near Fayetteville, N. C. Tree thrifty, upright, productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, a little oblique, golden yellow, thickly 

 sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk rather short and small. Cavity 

 deep, russeted. Calyx open. Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, brisk sub acid. 

 Core small. Good. November to March. 



GOLDEN WORCESTER. 



A small dessert Apple described by Ronalds as perfectly round, rich 

 golden, slightly tinged with red. Flesh firm, yellow. January. 



GOLD REINETTE VON BORDEAUX. 

 Bordeauer Gold Reinette. 



Hogg describes this as a valuable and beautiful sort. We do not 

 know of its having fruited in this country. 



Fruit very large, obtuse pearmain shaped, greenish, becoming rich 

 yellow and washed with bright red in the sun, traces of russet, and gray 

 russet dots. Stalk short, fleshy. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish white, 

 fine, tender, juicy, rich aromatic. December to March. 



