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SYSTEM A TIC I'OMOLOr.Y 



Tree of nicdium size and \ i^^or, upri^^ht -spreading, somewhat drooping, 

 dense. Fruit nu'dium to lar^e, globular, oblate or ovate, regular; stem 

 short, slender; cavity acuminate, medium in d('])th and width, smooth, 

 symmetrical; calyx small, closed; lobes narrow, acute; basin very shallow, 

 narrow to broad, obtuse, smooth or wrinkled, symmetrical; skin thick, 

 tough, pale waxen-yellow, occasionally blushed; dots small, ])ale, numerous, 

 depressed; calyx-tube short, narrow, funnel-shape; stamens marginal; 

 core small, abaxile; cells open; core-lines meeting or clasping; carpels 

 round, emarginate; seeds acute, light brown; flesh white, firm, fine, tender, 

 juicy, subacid; good; August through October. 



333. Primate (Fig. 55). — This is considered about the best 

 variety of its season, by reason of high 

 (liiality of fruit and trees that grow vigor- 

 ously and bear reliably and abundantly. 

 The variety fails in commercial plantations 

 because the crop ripens over a period of 

 several weeks. Primate grew as a seedling 

 on the farm of Calvin D. Bingham, Camillus, 

 New York, about 1840. 



Fig. 55. Primate. 



Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, dense. Fruit medium, round- 

 conic, often ribbed; stem short, thick; cavity acute, deep, broad, furrowed; 

 calyx closed; lobes long, narrow; basin shallow, abrupt, furrowed and 

 wrinkled; skin thin, tender, smooth, light green or yellow, blushed; dots 

 scattering, numerous, small, submerged or russet; calyx-tube large, long, 

 broadly conical; stamens median; core large, axile or abaxile with hollow 

 cylinder in the axis; cells open; core-lines clasping; carpels cordate; seeds 

 large, wide, plump, acute; flesh white, fine, crisp, very tender, juicy, sub- 

 acid, aromatic, sprightly; very good to best; August and September. 



Group 7. Red Apples 



334. Red June (Fig. 56). Carolina Red June. — Red June 

 is characterized by its small deep red round apples of 

 uniform size and shape. The flesh is 

 white, rimmed and stained with red, juicy, 

 sprightly, refreshing, rich, and very good. 

 The variety is grown in full perfection only 

 in the South and parts of the West. Red 

 June is supposed to have originated in 

 North Carolina, ha\'ing been first described 

 ^^ 1348. Fj(5_ 56_ Red June. 



