THE APPLE. 



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calyx closed ; basin rather large, corrugated ; flesli quite white, fine, 

 tender, moderately juicy, with a brisk, peculiar, quince-like flavor; good 

 to very good ; core small. Hipe last of August to last of September. 



Bell's Seedling. 



Originated with the late Z. Bell, near Adairville, Kentucky. Tree 

 a vigorous grower, making a large, handsome round head ; comes into 

 bearing tolerably early, and rarely fails to produce a crop of fair fruit, 

 and is popular where known. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish, inclining to roundish oblong, 

 slightly angular; skin entirely covered with light red, striped and 

 splashed with dark red and a few light dots; stalk short, slender; 

 cavity deep, acute, russeted ; calyx closed or partially open ; basin 

 rather deep, medium size; flesh whitish, half flne, tender, juicy, 

 sprightly subacid; good to very good; core medium. September, 

 October. 



Blenheim Pippin. 



Blenheim Orange. Blooming- Orange. Blenheim, 



Woodstock Pippin. Northwick Pippin. Kempter's Pippin. 



Dutch Mignonne, erroneously. 



An error having been made in the second revised edition of this 

 work with this variety, Dutch Mignonne and Blooming Orange, — the 

 last being a syn., — we give a corrected description. 



An old variety which originated in Oxfordshire, England. Tree very 

 strong, vigorous, spreading, somewhat drooping when in full bearing, 

 and makes a large handsome tree in the orchard. It is late comino: 

 into bearing, but when fully established is a good regular bearer. This 

 apple is a favorite in England, and succeeds in most localities here in 

 the Middle and Northern States, especially the latter. Young wood 

 stout, reddish brown. 



Fruit large, often very large, roundish oblate, regular, skin dull 

 orange, half covered or more with rich dull red, often mixed with russet, 

 dotted and mottled with large yellow russet specks, some of which are 

 areole ; stalk rather short, slender, curved ; cavity large, deep, rus- 

 seted, the russet sometimes extending in rays out on the fruit ; calyx 

 large, open ; basin broad, large, rather deep, slightly corrugated ; flesh 

 white, a little coarse — at first firm — but becoming crisp, tender, juicy, 

 rich, brisk subacid, slightly aromatic ; core small, very good. Novem- 

 ber, February. 



Boyd. 



Origin supposed to be on the McPherson farm, Monroe County, 

 Kentucky, and introduced by Alfred and Thomas Boyd. Tree a strong, 

 spreading, rather straggling grower, and productive. 



Fruit large, oblate, slightly conic; skin yellow, shaded with light 

 and dark red, deep rich red in the sun, sometimes obscure splaslies and 

 stripes and moderately sprinkled with light and brown dots ; stalk very 

 short ; cavity large, broad, deep, often slightly russeted ; calyx closed 



