THE APPLE. 



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Fruit- medium, or below, roundish dilate, sliglitly conical; surface 

 yellow, mostly covered with tliin dull russet, with a blush of bright 

 rich red in the svai; dots few, Ijrown; cavit)' large, deep, acute; stem 

 varying; l)asin medium, slightly ciirrugated; calyx ]iartially oiien; 

 segments medium, a little retlexed. Core compact; llesli yellowish 

 wliite, fine-grained, tender, juicy, rich, brisk subacid, slightly aro- 

 matic, very good to best. January to April. 



Huntsman. — Origin, farm (if John Huntsman, Fayette, Missouri; 

 tree vigorous, not a very early bearer, but a heavy crojjper "with age. 



Huntsman. 



Fruit large, roundish olilate, oliscurcly angular; surface a clear 

 yellow, witli faint bronze blush, an attractive color; dots oljscure, 

 numerous, gray, small; cavity regular, wide, very deep, obtuse, green 

 with faint trace of russet; stian short; liasin alirujit, medium deep, 

 shglitly corrugated; calyx closed; segments connivent. Core lialf 

 open, sessile; axis short; cells round, aliaxile, slit, walls dark; tulje 

 broad, funnel-shaped, large, open to core; stamens marginal: seeds 

 pjlump, rather small; flesh yellow, mild, spicy, sweet suliaeid, very 

 ffood. Decemlier to March. 



Ingram. — Ingram is said to he a seedling of Ralls Cw mi and ri'scm- 



