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THE APPLE. 



palates before being highly praised. Tree a fine grower and productive. 

 Hogg thus describes it : — 



Fruit medium, roundish, clear yellow, with light red, slightly broken 

 into stripes in the sun. Flesh fine, yellowish, firm, juicy, rich, aroma- 

 tic, subacid. December. 



Dillingham. 



Raised by D. C. Richmond, of Sandusky, O. Tree moderately vigo- 

 rous, productive, and particularly excellent for baking. Wood light 

 reddish brown. Buds prominent, downy. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conic, greenish yellow, with green 

 and red dots. Stalk short. Cavity deep. Calyx closed in a medium basin. 

 Flesh yellowish, fine-grained, juicy, sweet. Good. November to February. 



Disharoon. 



Origin, Habersham County, Georgia, growth upright and vigorous, 

 productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, greenish white, covered with gray 

 dots. Flesh yellowish white, juicy, tender, with a pleasant subacid flavor. 

 Good. November to December. 



Dobb's Kernel Golden Pippin. 



From Gloucester, England, and only estimated over the old Golden 

 Pippin because of more free growth, and more productive. 



Fruit small, oblate, rich, golden yellow. Flesh firm, crisp, sharp sub- 

 acid. March to April. (Ron.) 



Doctor. 



Red Doctor. De Witt. 



A Pennsylvania Apple ; the tree is rather an indifferent grower and 

 bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, yellow, striped and washed with 

 two or three shades of red, with a few darker spots. Flesh tender, 

 juicy, breaking, slightly aromatic, subacid. Good. October, January. 



Doctor Helsham's Pippin. 

 From Norfolk Co., England. Tree slender, productive. 

 Fruit medium, roundish conical, yellowish green, slight red in sun. 

 Flesh white, sweet, slightly aromatic. August, September. (Lind.) 



Doctor Fulcher. 



Origin, Todd Co., Ky. Tree thrifty, an early abundant bearer. Shoots 

 slender. 



Fruit medium, globular, truncated, yellow marbled, and splashed 

 with carmine. Flesh yellow, fine-grained, tender, juicy, subacid. De- 

 cember, January. (Warder.) 



Dodge's Crimson. 

 Cumberland Black. 



Originated with J. W. Dodge, Pomona, Tenn. Tree a free grower, 

 making a round or spreading head, with slender limbs, which droop 



