FRUITS VARIETIES AND CULTDEE. 



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dull blush cheek toward the suu; stem short aud slender; 

 cavity aud basiu broad; calyx closed; flesh firm and ten- 

 der; scarcely sweet, juicy and fine flavored; best. Keeps 

 until February. 



Carolina Aromatic. — Fruit large size; oblate in form, 

 tapering to the eye; stalk short and fleshy, in a deep, wide 

 cavity; calyx in a wide, shallow basin; color green, 



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striped with dull crimson, and covered with white bloom; 

 juicy and of a fine aromatic flavor. Tree a vigorous 

 grower and very productive. Ripens July 15th to August 

 1st. 



Carnation. — Medium size; a delicious subacid apple; 

 dark red, splashed with russet; flesh white, brittle and 

 very juicy; both stalk and calyx are sunk in deep depres- 

 sions; no autumn apple is superior; ripens August 10th. 



Cullasaga. — Large, regular, and a little conical; skin 

 yellow, and nearly covered with crimson; calyx small, in 

 2i moderate basin; stem short and fleshy; flesh yellow, 



