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Mr. Fernald. Messrs. Perlej' and Gould of Naples, raise it and 

 esteem it very highly indeed. 



Mr. Shaw. It is very good looking and of good size. 



Gloria Mundi. — Mr. Gilbert. Is extensively grown in this sec- 

 tion and is profitable. Size from medium to large — very even in 

 size. I should say no list of apples is complete without it. 



Mr. Shaw. Do you call it hardy ? 



Mr. Gilbert. Yes, The Gloria Mundi of the books is extreme- 

 ly large and tart. 



Mr. Shaw. The apple in this vicinity is exceedingly good. 



Mr. Ham. I have a few of these trees, some twenty years of 

 age, and I consider it one of the best in its season — I know of no 

 better. It is a good bearer, and on good land the fruit is of large 

 size. Some call it a sweet apple, others acid or tart. It is fine 

 flavored. 



Mr. Gilbert. Apples usually denominated neither sweet or 

 sour have no lively flavor, but this one is really very lively^does 

 not have the tame flavor of some apples. In relation to its vigor, 

 I had some scions of Williams' Early and of the Gloria Mundi, 

 supposing them to be all of Williams' Early. I grafted them 

 into a thrifty tree, about half of each, and the Gloria Mundi has 

 killed out every twig of the Williams' Early so that not a single 

 apple of that variety grows on the tree. 



Mr. ITam. If any gentlemen who have not propagated that 

 apple will try it, they will be satisfied. I think there is nothing 

 better in the entire list. 



Golden Ball. — Mv. Sawyer. The Golden Ball is on our list but 

 not recommended. I have had some correspondence with Mr. 

 Downing about it. He wrote to me for some specimens, and I 

 wrote to several parties who I knew had apples called by that 

 name, with the request that they would send them to him, and 

 from him I learn that there are several distinct apples grown 

 under the name. I sent some specimens from my own town, 

 which he pronounced the true Golden Ball, and the person own- 

 ing the tree considers it a very good apple — valuable for culinary 

 purposes, and the tree is vigorous and hardy. I would recom- 

 mend the true Golden Ball for the southern division of our State. 



Mr. Gilbert. The Golden Ball grown in this county I am 

 satisfisd in a misnomer. At Brunswick I was shown a third apple 

 under the name. From the facts which have been elicited, I should 

 sav that the foot-note in our catalogue should be stricken out. 



