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THE APPLE. 



Macomber. 



Origin, Guilford, Maine. Tree a good annual bearer. 



Fruit full medium, oblate, angular, yellowish, shaded and striped 

 with red. Stalk short. Cavity large. Calyx closed. Basin large and re- 

 gular. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, subacid. Good. Core small. 

 December, January. 



Magnolia. 



Origin, Bolton, Mass. Growth moderate, productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate cOnic, yellow, beautifully striped 

 and mottled with crimson. Stalk short, in a broad, uneven cavity. 

 Calyx closed. Basin small. Flesh white, tender, juicy, brisk, aromatic, 

 subacid. Good to very good. October. 



We have also received from J. W. Dodge, Tennessee, an apple under 

 this name, the origin of which cannot be well traced. It is large 

 roundish oblate, inclining to conic, irregular, yellow, striped, mottled, 

 and splashed with red. Flesh yellow, a little coarse, tender, juicy, pleasant, 

 slightly aromatic. Very good. December, January. 



Maiden's Blush. 



A remarkably beautiful Apple, a native of Kew Jersey, and first de- 

 scribed by Coxe. It begins to ripen about the 20th of August, and con- 

 tinues until the last of October. It has all the beauty of color of the 

 pretty little Lady Apple, and is much cultivated and admired, both 

 for the table and for cooking. It is also very highly esteemed for 

 drying. 



Maiden's Blush. 



This variety forms a handsome, rapid-growing tree, with a fine 

 spreading head, and bears large crops. It is very valuable as a profita- 

 ble market sort. 



