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THE APPLE. 



Fruit medium, or abovf^, oblate, orange-yellow, sometimes shaded 

 with crimson in the sun, thinly sprinkled with gray dots. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, crisp, tender, juicy, rather rich, subacid. Core small. Yery 

 good. December, January. 



Belmont 



Gate. White Apple. 



Mamma Beam. Waxen of some. 



, Golden Pippin of some. Kelley White. 



Origin, near Strasburgh, Lancaster Co., Pa., in the garden of Mrs. 

 Beam, at her gate, hence the names " Gate Apple," and " Mamma 

 Beam." It was taken to Ohio by Jacob Neisley, Sen., and became 



Belmont. 



very popular in Belmont Co., and we retain this name as being the 

 most universal one. Tree vigorous, healthy, and very productive. 

 Wood smooth, light reddish brown. 



Fruit medium to large, globular, a little flattened and narrower 

 towards the eye, sometimes oblong. Color light, waxen-yellow, often 

 with a bright vermilion cheek. Stalk short. Cavity generally large. 

 Calyx usually closed. Basin rather deep, corrugated. Flesh yellowish, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, sometimes almost melting, of a mild agreeable 

 flavor. Yery good. November to February. 



Belpke Keeper. 



Fruit below medium, roundish, pale greenish-white, some shades of 

 crimson in sun. Flesh greenish, crisp, tender, pleasant, subacid. 

 Good. January to March. 



