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Eemarks. — Tender, nearly first-rate. A good grower 

 and great bearer. " One of the best Fall apples.^' — Trans. 

 Ohio Pom. Society. Flavor, rich, brisk, rather aoid. 



Ltman's Lar«e Sujimer. Color, pale yellow ; form,- 

 flattish round ; "size, 1 ; use, table ; quality, 2. 



Eejiarks. — 3Ioderate bearer. The tree requires short- 

 euing-in, like the Peach, to keep up a jH-oper 8uj)ply of 

 young shoots, as they bear only on the ends. (See Ap- 

 pendix, 46.) 



Lyman's Piimplnn Sweet. Color, green ; form, round to 

 conical; size, 1; use, kitchen; quality, 3; season, August 

 to November. (See Appendix, 47.) 



Eejiarks. — Bather too large. Often water-cored. Not 

 desirable. Was shown before the Cincinnati Horticultu- 

 ral Society as the Eeinette d'E'spagne. Best for baking. 



Ltscom. Color, red on yellow; form, round; size, 1; 

 use, kitchen and table; quality, 2; season, October to 

 November. 



Eemarks.. — Flesh, fine-grained, mild, suh-acid. 



MALE C-'iJlLE, or Mela Carla, etc. Color, yellowish 

 white, with russet dots, faint orange, or reddish cheek ; 

 form, rather flat and globular, with a slight tapering to 

 the eye ; size, 2 ; use, table and kitchen ; quality, 1 to 2 ; ' 

 season, December. (See Appendix, 48.) 



Eemarks. — This fruit is best adapted for the South and 

 South-west, where their seasons of summer are long. 

 There it is one of the best apples. North it does not 

 answer. In the Middle States it is tolerably good. It is 

 a celebrated Italian apple, not to the fancy of everj'body ; 

 having to many an unpleasant flavor and perfume, which 

 is any thing to them but "Eose perfume," as stated by 

 Elliott. It is believed to answer for cooking. Sometimes 



