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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
RELIANCE APPLE. 
“ The Reliance is 
of medium size, con¬ 
ical, broad and flat 
at stem end, some 
specimens a little ob¬ 
lique, (see outlines,) 
slightly ribbed, or 
with broad shallow 
furrows, as with 
mostof the class of 
Gilliflowers. Color 
is light, pale yel¬ 
low ground, with 
broken scripes and 
shades of red on sun¬ 
ny side ; when fully 
exposed, the red is 
deepened and main¬ 
tains its color, espe¬ 
cially towards the 
blossom end ; calyx 
nearly closed, with 
segments divided 
and slightly recurv¬ 
ed or reflexed at 
end; basin deep, 
broad, open, with 
many small, sharp 
furrows; stem short, 
cavity deep and 
open, with slight 
greenish russet at 
base; flesh white, 
moderately fine 
grained, mild sub¬ 
acid, tender, mod¬ 
erately juicy, good 
to very good ; core 
rather open at cen¬ 
ter, with long cap- 
RELIA-NCE APPLE-OUTLINE. 
sules; seeds plump, dark brown; season January to March. 
Another source from which we hope much is in some of the 
Eussian sorts. Grafts from this northern country have been 
imported, and are now growing in this state. It is to be hoped 
