THE APPLE. 



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Dulin's Red. 



Raised by Lodd Dulin, of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., 

 where it is considered a valuable and popular winter fruit. Tree 

 moderately vigorous, rather upright, and makes a handsome orchard 

 tree, very productive alternate years; young shoots brownish red, 

 grayish. 



Fruit medium, oblate, very little conic, sides sometimes unequal ; 

 skin entirely covered with light red, striped and splashed with dark 

 red, and many light and brown dots ; stalk short ; cavity large, deep ; 

 calyx half closed ; basin medium, regular ; flesh yellowish, a little 

 coarse, breaking, tender, moderately juicy, subacid, slightly aromatic; 

 good to very good ; core medium. December, February. 



DiTlin"'s Eed. 



Esperen's Eeinette. 

 Reinette d' Esperen. 



A foreign variety ; tree strong and vigorous, spreading, very pro- 

 ductive. 



Fruit large oblate, or roundish oblate, slightly conic ; skin light 

 golden yellow, a shade of pale light red in the sun, and a few browai 

 dots ; stalk rather short, small ; cavity large, broad, regular, thinly 

 russeted ; calyx closed ; basin medium, corrugated ; flesh whitish yellow, 

 rather coarse, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid ; good to very good ; core 

 smalL December, February. 



Fairy. 



A new English dessert apple, which is spoken of as very handsome, 

 and of fine quality, and it is thought will rival in size and color the 

 celebrated Lady apple. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, hardy, and 

 prolific. 



