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THE APPLE. 



calyx small, closed ; basin large, slightly uneven ; flesh white, fine, ten 

 der, moderately juicy, mild, pleasant subacid ; very good ; core small. 

 October, January. 



DUFFIELD. 



Originated with James Duffield, Jr., Van Buren, Iowa. Tree 

 moderately vigorous, spreading ; an early and abundant bearer. 



Fruit medium, oblate, sides unequal, skin yellow, shaded, splashed 

 and striped with light and dark red over the whole surface, and moder- 

 ately sprinkled with light and brown dots ; stalk short, small ; cavity 



Doctor Fulcher. 



large, deep, slightly russeted ; calyx closed, basin medium, corrugated ; 

 flesh yellowish, half fine, tender, juicy, pleasant mild subacid, rather 

 rich ; good to very good ; core small. November, February. 



DULING. 

 Duling's Sweet. 



Originated with Edmund Duling, Linton Township, Coshocton Co., 

 Ohio. Tree healthy, vigorous, rather spreading; begins to bear quite 

 early ; a regular bearer, some seasons very heavy crops ; young shoots, 

 grayish brown, smooth. 



Fruit roundish, inclining to conic, regular ; skin yellow, shaded, 

 striped and splashed with deep rich red nearly over the whole surface — 

 the splashes sometimes in broad bands, — pale red in the shade ; stalk 

 of medium length, slender, curved ; cavity rather narrow, deep ; calyx 

 closed ; basin medium, regular ; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, pleasant, 

 mild subacid, almost sweet ; very good ; core small. Middle of August 

 to middle of September. 



