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[Mark_Bugaieski@rlicorp.com]

Amazing that you posted this, Regina (great website, by the way).  I had
one very negative dealing with them years ago, but don't recall details, so
was reluctant to post a negative comment.  This is probably the only
nursery I've come across that I wouldn't continue to do business with.

Mark



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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 22:09:19 -0500
From: "Regina Kreger" <regina@kreger.net>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Celestia (old apple variety found).
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I came across that as well, and thought it sounded great.  Unfortunately
...... well, look up Southmeadow on http://www.gardenwatchdog.com.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodney Eveland" <reveland@collinscom.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:44 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Celestia (old apple variety found).


> http://www.southmeadowfruitgardens.com/FeaturedFruitTrees.html
> A michigan source. See fruit tree catalog
>
> I came across this site while searching for Foxwhelp. Searching on
> Foxwhelp finds lots of rare and cider apples.
>
> On rare occasions one of the great old American apples mentioned in
> the early literature is rediscovered. Such is the case with CELESTIA.
> CELESTIA was first mentioned by John Warder in his classic work
> "American Pomology - Apples 1887" containing 1500 names of apples. He
> called CELESTIA a fruit with very profusely, aromatic and spicy
>