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GG. Flesh yellow; mild; late win- 

 ter -iLJfi. Buckinfrham. 



EEEE. Shape oblon^-conie. 



F. Fruit very larpje ; often lipped.... 427. Deacon Jones. 

 FF. Fruit medium to larpje. 



G. Stamens basal; fruit medium 



to larfTc 428. Northern Spy. 



GG. Stamens median; fruit me- 

 dium 429. Esopus Spitzenburg. 



CCC. Color russet. 



D. Fruit very small ; cheek striped with 



red 430. Pomme Grise. 



DD. Fruit medium to large. 



E. Size large; dots conspicuous; back- 

 ground greenish -yellow 431. Roxbury Russet. 



EE. Size medium; dots inconspicuous; 



background golden yellow 432. Golden Russet. 



DIVISION A. SWEET APPLES 

 Section I. Early Apples 



Fig 



Group 1. Yellow Apples 



319. Sweet Bough (Fig. 46). Autumn Bough. Yellow Bough. 

 — Sweet Bough is the best summer sweet 

 apple. The fruits are large and handsome, 

 and the trees are all that could be desired, 

 falling short only in hardiness. The apples 

 are too tender for distant shipment, but 

 they are ideal for home use or local market. 

 Sweet Bough is an old variety of American 

 origin, described first in 1817, and now w^ell 

 distributed throughout the United States. 



46. Sweet 

 Bough. 



Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, dense. Fruit medium to large, uni- 

 form in size and shape, round-conic or ovate, with broad and flat base, 

 regular, sides often unequal; stem short, thick, usually not exserted; cavity 

 acuminate, deep, broad, sometimes furrowed, smooth; calyx small, closed 

 or partly open ; lobes often leafy, long, narrow, acute ; basin small, shallow, 

 narrow, abrupt, smooth or wrinkled ; skin thick, tough, smooth, pale yellow, 

 sometimes faintly blushed ; dots numerous, small, sometimes russet ; calyx- 

 tube long, wide at top, conical; stamens median; core large, abaxile; cells 

 closed or open; core-lines clasping; carpels round or cordate, emarginate, 

 tufted; seeds light brown, small, plump, acute; flesh white, firm, fine, crisp, 

 very tender, juicy, sweet, aromatic; good to very good; August. 



