THE APPLE. 81 
Manevum. 
Seago,— Maxfield. 
A first rate southern fruit. Specimens have been sent us 
from several friends. Tree thrifty and very productive. 
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, angular. Skin yellow- 
ish,striped and mostly shaded with red, thickly sprinkled with 
whitish and bronze dots. Stem short and small, inserted in a 
broad cavity surrounded by russet. Calyx partially closed; 
basin slightly corrugated. Flesh yellow, very tender, juicy, 
mild, subacid, excellent, highly prized in Georgia and the south. 
October, November.* Carter of Alabama may prove the same. 
McLztian. 
s Martin, 
Origin, Woodstock, Connecticut. Tree thrifty, upright, very . 
preductive annual bearer, and handsome. 
Fruit medium or above, roundish, slightly conie, very regular, 
and fair. Skin yellow, mostly striped, marbled, and splashed 
with red. Stalk short, inserted in a moderate cavity. Calyx 
small, nearly closed; basin moderate, slightly uneven. Flesh 
white, very tender, juicy, with a fine vinous flavour, almost sac- 
charine. December to March. 
MELon. 
Norton’s Melon. Watermelon. 
Origin, East Bloomfield, N. Y. Tree of rather slow growth, 
a good bearer. . 
Fruit medium or above, roundish, slightly oblate. Skin pale 
yellow, striped and shaded with deep red or crimson on the 
sunny side. Stalk rather short, inserted in a large cavity, some- 
what uneven, surrounded by thin russet. Calyx closed; basin 
large, abrupt, open, slightly furrowed. Flesh white, tender, 
juicy, with a very rieh refreshing subacid flavour. October to 
March. . 
Moruer. 
- Queen Anne. 
Origin, Bolton, Mass. Tree moderately vigorous and produc- 
tive. Fruit medium, oval, inclining to conic. Stem long and 
slender, inserted in a rather deep abrupt cavity. Calyx closed, 
set in a small corrugated basin. Skin almost covered with deep 
red, thickly sprinkled with minute dots. Flesh yellowish, juicy, 
crisp, tender, with a very rich aromatic flavour. Last of Octo: 
ber to January. 
*The time of rinening of the southern fruits is given to suit their re 
