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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
medium sized orchard tree, bears young and profusely; fruit, 
medium to large, conical, light yellow, striped and specked 
with light red; stem, short; cavity, large; calyx, closed, in a 
narrow plaited basin; flesh, whitish, tender, sub-acid, good and 
showy. September. 
Sweet June. —Tree, upright, vigorous, light-colored wood, 
productive; fruit, medium, roundish, greenish yellow, with 
dots; stem, slender, calyx, closed; flesh, yellowish white, tender, 
juicy, sweet; very good dessert apple. August. 
* Early Red. —Tree, vigorous, upright, thorny, very dark, 
smooth wood; we have not found it an early bearer; fruit, 
medium size, round, red and striped, often dark red; flesh, 
white, stained with red, tender, pleasant, sub-acid. First of 
September. 
* Summer Rose. —Rather slow grower, spreading, goodbearer, 
with age, fruit medium, roundish, pale yellow, red cheek, ten¬ 
der and delicious; has a most beautiful waxen appearance. 
Last of August. 
DUC1IESS OF OLDENBURGA. 
Duchess of Oldenburgh. —Very vigorous, upright grower 
in the nursery, but becomes spreading and pendulous in the 
