The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ish oblate, pale yellow, gray and lightdots. Flesh whitish, moderately tender and juicy, rathf;r rich, small. Good. November, February. THE APPLE. 371 Meaus Seedling. Origin, near Cincinnati, Ohio. Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, brownish inthe sun. Stalk long. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender,mild, sweet subacid. Core small. Good. January to March. Meister. From Berks Co., Pa. I Size below medium, roundish conical, greenish yellow, striped with red, with numerous white spots, and russet dots. Flesh
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ish oblate, pale yellow, gray and lightdots. Flesh whitish, moderately tender and juicy, rathf;r rich, small. Good. November, February. THE APPLE. 371 Meaus Seedling. Origin, near Cincinnati, Ohio. Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, brownish inthe sun. Stalk long. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender,mild, sweet subacid. Core small. Good. January to March. Meister. From Berks Co., Pa. I Size below medium, roundish conical, greenish yellow, striped with red, with numerous white spots, and russet dots. Flesh tender, pleasant subacid. G ood. October. Melon. Watermelon. Origin, East Bloomfield, N. Y. Tree of rather slow growth whileyoung, a good bearer. Young shoots dull grayish reddish brown. Oneof the best and most valuable sorts for the dessert; a little too tender forshij^ping long distances. Fruit medium or above. Form roundish oblate, slightly conic, ob-scure ribs towards apex. Color pale yellow, nearly covered with light. Melon. crimson, splashed, striped, and mottled with carmine, some traces ofrusset, and moderately sprinkled with light and brown dots. Stalk me-dium, slender. Cavity large, deep, regular, often considerably partially closed. Segments medium, erect, sometimes a little re 272 THE APPLE. curved. Basin rather abrupt, slightly corrugated. Flesh white, verytender, juicy, refreshing, lively vinous subacid. Core sutall. BestNovember to March. Melrose. An old Scotch,Apple little known. Tree a strong, healthy growerand a free bearer. Frviit large, roundish oblate conical, much ribbed toward the apex,pale yellow, becoming deeper in the sun, and at times many crimsonspots. Flesh yellowish white, firm, sweet subacid. October, De-cember. Melt in the Mouth. Origin, Chester Co., Pa. Tree moderately vigorous, spreadingYoung shoots long, slender, dark reddish brown, downy at ends. Fruit medium or rather below, roundish, slightly coni
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