OF WINTER APPLES. 



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76. WILLOW, OR WILLOW TWIG. (Trans, of Ohio Convention of Nurserymen.) Fig 



Fruit above the medium size, 

 slightly elongated, with a wide 

 base ; fair, regular and smooth. 

 Stem short, below the base, and 

 set in a deep depression. Calyx 

 closed, and surrounded by a low 

 crown. Color dull greenish yel- 

 low and blazed with pale red 

 stripes. 



This apple is valuable for its 

 keeping late, and is successfully 

 sent to New-Orleans from south- 

 ern Ohio. 



77. OHIO NONPAEIEL. (Transactions of the Nurserymen, etc , Ohio.) Fig. 51. 



Fruit above the medium size; 



round, slightly depressed, 



and ribbed ; stem subequal- 



ing the border of the base, 



and rather strong. Calyx 



large; depression of a 



medium depth and width. 



Color a rich yellow, striped 



with crimson ; and when 



exposed to the sun, the red 



predominates and becomes 



a dark crimson. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, crisp, and juicy; 



taste subacid. 



The apple has a close re- 

 semblance to the Gravenstein, 

 and ripens in October. 



