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be planted more closely. Constantine was first described in 

 Europe in 1873, in America in 1880. 



Tree small, sjiroadinp, open, with short, stout, curved branches. Fruit 

 very larg^e, round conic, symmetrical; stem long; cavity large, acuminate, 

 very deep, broad, symmetrical, russeted and with outspreading rays of 

 greenish-russet; calyx open; lobes medium in width and length, acute; 

 basin narrow, abrupt, wrinkled; skin thick, tough, smooth, waxy, greenish- 

 yellow, mottled, marbled and blushed with bright red over nearly the whole 

 surface, with wide broken stripes of carmine radiating from the cavity; 

 overspread with thin bloom ; dots white or pale russet ; calyx -tube long, 

 wide, funnel-shape; stamens median; core abaxile; cells open or closed; 

 core-lines clasping; carpels cordate, emarginate; seeds wide, short, thick, 

 plump, obtuse, dark brown; flesh white, firm, coarse, tender, juicy, 

 sprightly subacid ; fair to good ; September to November. 



354. Mother (Fig. 63) is valued for its 

 handsome appearance and its tender, rich, 

 well-flavored flesh. The trees are seldom 

 satisfactory and should be top-worked on a 

 more vigorous stock to obtain vigor and 

 thrift. Mother was described first in 1848 

 Fig. 63. Mother, from Worcester County, Massachusetts. 



Tree small, slow grower, upright-spreading, open. Fruit large, round, 

 round-conic, obscurely and broadly ribbed; stem long, slender; cavity 

 acute, shallow, broad, often russeted, sometimes furrowed, compressed or 

 lipped; calyx small, closed or nearly so; lobes narrow, acute; basin shallow, 

 narrow, abrupt, furrowed and wrinkled; skin thin, smooth, golden-yellow 

 covered with bright deep red, marbled and striped with carmine; dots in- 

 conspicuous, yellow, submerged; calyx-tube long, funnel-form Avith wide 

 limb and narrow cylinder; stamens marginal; core small, abaxile; cells 

 open or partly so ; core-lines clasping ; carpels broad-ovate to round, emargi- 

 nate, mucronate; seeds dark, plump, acute; flesh yellow, fine, tender, juicy, 

 mild subacid, aromatic; very good to best; September to January. 



355. Late Strawberry (Fig. 64). Autumn 

 Strawberry. Fall Strawberry. — The true 

 Late Straw^berry is one of the best dessert 

 apples of its season. Its reputation has suf- 

 fered because of confusion in nomenclature, 

 several distinct sorts being grown as Late 

 Strawberry. The variety is debarred from 

 commercial plantations because of the small 

 size of the fruit and the long period of maturit}^, which makes 



Fig. 64. Late 



Strawberry. 



