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Fruit metlium; form roundish oljlatc, somewhat conical; surface 

 yellow, mostly covered with light and dark distinct crimson stripes 

 and splashes; dots distinct, white and Ki'^'V. muiierous, large and 

 small; cavity deep, regular, acute; stem short; l)asin abrupt, deep, 

 nearly smooth: calyx half open; segments divergent. Core small, 

 closed; cells round, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; 

 seeds short, plump; flesh yellow, with yellowish veinings, pleasant 

 subacid, g<TOd. January to April. 



Mitchell's Red Warrior. — Originated in ISCiO or LS70, at Cresco, 

 northern Iowa, by J. B. ilitehell; tree hardy and very p)roductive. 

 Distinct from the Red Warrior described by Downing. xV good 

 apple, but the present name is too long. 



Fruit above medium to large, roundish, slightly conical, regular; 

 svu'face light yellow, nearly covered ^\ith bright mixed red and crim- 

 son, heavily and distinctly striped and splashed with carmine, a 

 beautiful fruit; dots ol)scure, few, very minute, white; cavity regu- 

 lar, narrow, acute, slightly russeted; stem short; Ijasin narrow, very 

 abrupt, wavy; ealy.xopen; segments erect convergent. Core closed; 

 cells ovate, slit; tube fimnel-shaiied ; stamens median; seeds lew, 

 flattened, long-pointed, medium; flesh white, juicy, pleasant subacid, 

 good. Season, same as Wealthy. 



Monmouth (Red Cheek Pippin). — Origin, Monmouth Co., New 

 Jersey; tree productive, of moderate upright growth. 



Fruit large; form roundish oblate, slightly conic, obscurely five- 

 angled, slightly truncated; surface greenish yellow, with handsome 

 red blush; dots minute, green and russet; cavitv large, wide, regular 

 or wavv, slightly russeted; stem short, thick; basin abrupt, deep, 

 corrugated; calyx half open. Core medium, closed, clasping; seeds 

 numerous, pointed, l)rown; flesh white, juicy, crisp, nuld, aromatic 

 subacid, very good. November to April. 



Monsees. — Originated by J. H. Monsees, Picaman, Mo. At first 

 named Hopewell, but this name is alr(>ady occu|iied by a variety 

 from Pennsylvania. The Monsees is of recent introduction and is a 

 handsome fruit, intermediate in ajipearance between Den Davis and 

 Winesapi. 



Fruit large to very large, roundish, conical; surface a rich yellow, 

 almost or whoUv covered with fine dark red witlr crimson stripes and 

 splashes; dots distinct, few, minute, russet; cavity deeji, acute, 

 russeted the ravs often extending out over Ijase; stem short; basin 

 shallow, ribbed and corrugated, sometimes very shallow; calyx 



