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bright in color, small, roundish to elongated. Buds medium, rather flat, acute 

 to obtuse, pubescent, free, appressed, point often deflected. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium, sometimes large. Form roundish ovate to roundish conic, 

 flattened at the base, irregular, often broadly ribbed or angular, sides unequal, 

 sometimes compressed ; pretty uniform in size but somewhat variable in shape. 

 Stem medium. Cavity acute or obtuse, deep, wide, often furrowed, sometimes 

 lipped, seldom symmetrical, usually with outspreading rays of yellow russet. 

 Calyx medium to small, partly open or sometimes closed ; lobes rather narrow, 

 acuminate. Basin very abrupt, usually deep, moderately narrow to moderately 

 broad, often somewhat furrowed, sometimes compressed, usually oblique. 



Skin tough, smooth, clear, pale or whitish-yellow, washed and blushed with 

 a bright deep pinkish-red, in well colored specimens becoming solid red, 

 mottled and striped with purplish-carmine, overspread with a thin bluish 

 bloom which gives it a slightly dull appearance, but when polished the pre- 

 vailing effect is glossy bright red. Dots whitish, scattering. 



Calyx tube large, cone-shaoe. 



Core rather small, closed or slightly open; core lines meeting or slightly 

 clasping. Carpels concave, roundish inclined to obcordate. Seeds few, below 

 medium to above, rather dark, irregular, obtuse or sometimes acute. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, rather firm, crisp, not very tender, moderately 

 fine-grained, juicy, subacid, aromatic, pleasant, good to very good. 



Season December to May. 



FLORY. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1872:179. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:239. 3. 

 Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bui., 205:42. 1903. 4. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui., 

 248:120. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. FLORY BELLFLOWER (3). Flory's Bellnower (i). Sheep 

 Shire (i). 



An attractive deep yellow apple of good size and good quality. The tree 

 does not come into bearing very early and is but moderately productive. It 

 is not recommended for planting in New York. 



Historical. Origin, Montgomery county, Ohio. 



TREE. 



Tree rather vigorous. Form upright spreading. Twigs below medium to 

 above, rather slender, irregularly curved, very slightly pubescent ; internodes 

 short to nearly long. Bark dull brownish-red, mostly overlaid with thick 

 scarf-skin. Lenticels very numerous, raised, not very conspicuous, medium, 

 narrow, elongated. Buds medium, slightly acute, lightly attached or partly 

 free from the bark. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium or above. Form ovate to roundish conic, often faintly ribbed, 

 pretty symmetrical. Stem medium in length, rather slender. Cavity acumi- 

 nate, variable in depth, rather narrow, pretty symmetrical, sometimes lipped. 

 Basin medium in width, moderately deep to shallow, abrupt, somewhat fur- 

 rowed. Calyx closed or partly open ; lobes rather narrow and acute. 



