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LucoMBE*s Seedling. 



English ; large, roundish, angular. Skin whitish, striped and 

 splashed with red. Flesh firm, juicy, good for cooking. Oc 

 tober, November. 



Margil. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 



Neverfail. Munche's Pippin. 



An old English dessert apple, of slender growth. 

 Fruit small, roundish, oblate, yellow, striped with red. Flesh 

 yellow, firm, aromatic. October, November. 



Melvill Sweet. 



Origin, Concord, Mass. Tree vigorous and productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish. Skin yellowish green, striped with 

 pale red. Flesh rich and sugary. November to February, 

 (Cole.) 



Menagere. Thomp. Man. 



We received this fruit from Mr. Manning, who, we believe, had 

 it from Germany ; it is only fit for cooking. 



Fruit very large, regularly formed, but very much flattened. 

 Skin pale yellow, with sometimes a little red in the sun. Flesh 

 tolerably juicy. September to January, 



JVIerritt's Sweet. 



Fruit medium, oblate, yellow, sometimes with a blush. Flesh 

 compact, very sweet, good for culinary use, and stock feeding. 

 Last of August ; productive. 



Methodist. 



From Connecticut. Tree vigorous and productive, medium 

 size, oblong, oval. Skin greenish, marbled and striped with 

 red. Flesh white, tender, mild, sub-acid, not rich. Novem- 

 ber. 



Milam. 

 Harrigan. "Winter Pearmain of some. 



Origin uncertain, much grown in some sections at the West, 

 very productive and keeps well. 



Fruit medium or below, roundish, greenish, shaded and 

 striped with red. Flesh rather firm, pleasant, sub-acid, not rich. 

 December, March. 



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