THE APPLE. 



MOTE'S SWEET. 



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Originated on the property of L. S. Mote, Miami Co., Ohio. A valua- 

 ble, but as yet comparatively new Apple. Tree vigorous, upright spread- 

 ing, productive. Young shoots light reddish brown, downy. 



Fruit large. Form roundish, somewhat roundish oblate conic. Color 

 pale whitish yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun, and moderately 

 sprinkled with gray dots. Stalk medium, slender. Cavity large, deep. 

 Calyx closed or partially open. Segments short, erect. Basin medium, 

 uneven. Flesh yellowish, tender, moderately juicy, rich honeyed sweet. 

 Very good. Core small. September, October. 



MOTHER. 



Queen Anne. 



Gardener's Apple. 



Origin, Bolton, Mass. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, and pro- 

 ductive. Young shoots grayish brown, downy. One of the best of 

 Apples for the dessert, rather too tender for shipment. 



Mother. 



Fruit medium. Form roundish, slightly conical. Color yellow, 

 almost entirely overspread with light, clear, rich red, splashed and mar- 

 bled with many deeper shades, many minute light dots. Stalk short, 

 small. Cavity acute, often a little russeted. Calyx closed. Basin small, 

 corrugated. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, rich, aromatic subacid. Best. 

 November, February. 



