FRUITS VARIETIES AND CULTURE. 



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tender and juicy, of a line aromatic flavor. Ripens in 

 October; A first-rate variety; a seedling from the Horse 

 Apple, by Miss Ann Bryson, of North Carolina. 



Disharoon. — Fruit large, nearly round; skin thin, pale 

 green ; stem about three-fourths of an inch long, slender, 

 inserted in a moderate sized cavity; calyx open, of com- 

 mon size, in a small basin; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, 

 and of an excellent mild, acid, aromatic flavor. Ripens 

 in September. A native of Habersham county, Georgia. 



Fig. 164. 



Early Harvest. — Fruit medium to large size, round, 

 sometimes flattened; skin smooth, with a few white dots, 

 and of a pale yellow color; stalk half to three-fourths of 

 an inch long, slender, in a moderate cavity; calyx in a 

 shallow basin; flesh white, tender, juicy, crisp; flavor 

 rich, sprightly, and subacid. One of the best northern 

 varieties; ripens from the 15th to the 20th of June. 



Fall Pippin. — Fruit very large, roundish, flattened, 

 obscurely ribbed; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, in 

 a deep, narrow cavity; calyx small, in a deep, narrow 

 basin; flesh tender and mellow, with a rich, aromatic, 

 subacid flavor. A splendid apple here. Ripens in August. 



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