THE APPLE. 
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sunny side and near the stalk, marked frith scattered gray dots. 
The stalk is peculiarly fleshy and flattened, short, and sunk in 
a wide, rather wavy cavity. Calyx woolly, sunk in a narrow, 
abruptly, and pretty deeply sunk basin. Flesh yellowish, fine 
grained, juicy, crisp and tender, with a delicious, high aromatic 
flavour. The tree is only a moderate grower, but bears regu- 
larly and well, and the fruit commands a high price in the mar- 
ket. Mr. S. Lyman, who raises this fruit in great perfection, in- 
forms us that with him the apples on the lower branches of old 
trees are flat, while those on the upper branches are nearly 
conical. November to March. 
Primate. 
Rough and Ready. 
Origin unknown. Tree a strong and stocky grower, and 
forms a beautiful head — very productive. Fruit medium, conic 
or oblate, angular. Skin greenish white, with a crimson blush on 
the exposed side. Stem of medium length, inserted in a rather 
large irregular cavity. Calyx closed in an abrupt, open, some- 
what corrugated basin. Flesh white, very tender, sprightly 
refreshing, mild sub-acid. An excellent dessert apple, ripening 
the last of August, and continuing in use till October. 
