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THE APPLE. 
Claverack, Columbia, County, N. Y. — a free upright grower, a 
good bearer, and one of the best dessert apples of its season. 
Size rather above medium, oblate. Stem nearlly an inch 
long. Cavity deep and broad. Calyx closed, segments re- 
curved, basin deep. Colour yellow, mostly striped with red. 
Flesh fine-grained, tender, juicy, pleasant, with a refreshing vi- 
nous flavour. September and October. 
RICHMOND. 
Origin, farm of D. C. Richmond, Sandusky, Ohio. — Tree a free 
grower, and a profuse bearer. Fruit large, oblate, slightly angular. 
Skin light yellow, striped, splashed, and marbled with crimson, 
and thickly sprinkled with light brown dots. Stem short, in- 
serted in a broad deep cavity slightly russeted. Calyx open, set 
in a large furrowed basin. Flesh white, tender, juicy, vinous, 
sweet, and rich. October to February. 
Rome Beauty. 
G-illett’s Seedling. 
Origin, Southern Ohio. Tree a moderate grower, succeeds 
well at the South-west. 
