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THE APPLE. 



Claverack, Columbia, County, N. Y. — a free upright grower, a 

 good bearer, and one of the best dessert apples of its season. 



Size rather above medium, oblate. Stem nearlly an inch 

 long. Cavity deep and broad. Calyx closed, segments re- 

 curved, basin deep. Colour yellow, mostly striped with red. 

 Flesh fine-grained, tender, juicy, pleasant, with a refreshing vi- 

 nous flavour. September and October. 



RICHMOND. 



Origin, farm of D. C. Richmond, Sandusky, Ohio. — Tree a free 

 grower, and a profuse bearer. Fruit large, oblate, slightly angular. 

 Skin light yellow, striped, splashed, and marbled with crimson, 

 and thickly sprinkled with light brown dots. Stem short, in- 

 serted in a broad deep cavity slightly russeted. Calyx open, set 

 in a large furrowed basin. Flesh white, tender, juicy, vinous, 

 sweet, and rich. October to February. 



SofM Bea/uty. 



Rome Beauty. 



Gillett'a Seedling. 



Origin, Southern Ohio, 

 well at the South-west. 



Tree a moderate grower, succeeds 



