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dull brownish-red with shades of green, uniformly overlaid with moderately 

 thick scarf-skin ; more or less pubescent. Lenticels rather inconspicuous, above 

 medium in size, roundish to elliptical, rather numerous, dull, not raised. Buds 

 above medium to large, rather prominent, acute to roundish acute, free or 

 nearly so, quite pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit variable in size, small to large or very large. Form roundish oblong 

 narrowing toward the basin varying to oblong conic, frequently somewhat 

 ovate, irregularly elliptical and more or less ribbed, often with prominent 

 ridges at the apex ; sides usually unequal. Stem medium to rather long, rather 

 slender to moderately stout. Cavity medium to large, acute to acuminate, 

 deep to very deep, moderately narrow to wide, furrowed, sometimes com- 

 pressed, sometimes lipped, usually with outspreading broken rays of brownish- 

 russet Calyx below medium to above, closed or partly so; lobes narrow, 

 acuminate, pubescent. Basin small, oblique, abrupt, narrow, shallow to rather 

 deep, distinctly ridged and wrinkled. 



Skin smooth, bright, pale lemon-yellow varying to whitish in the shade 

 and often with a shade of brownish-red in the sun which in highly colored 

 specimens deepens to a pinkish-red blush. Dots w r hitish or russet, numerous 

 and small toward the basin, larger, irregular and scattering toward the cavity. 

 Prevailing effect bright pale yellow. 



Calyx tube yellowish, elongated funnel-shape, sometimes extending to the 

 core. Stamens median to basal. 



Core large, long, remarkably abaxile ; cells sometimes unsymmetrical, wide 

 open or partly closed; core lines clasping the funnel cylinder. Carpels long, 

 narrow, roundish obovate, much concave, much tufted. Seeds large, long, 

 obtuse to acute. 



Flesh whitish tinged with pale yellow, firm, crisp, moderately fine-grained, 

 rather tender, juicy, aromatic, very good for culinary use, rather too acid for 

 dessert early in the season but later its acidity becomes somewhat subdued. 



THE YELLOW BELLFLOWER GROUP. 



The Yellow Bellflower belongs to a group of apples most of 

 which have fruit that is predominantly yellow. The fruit of the 

 group is characteristically oblong or roundish oblong and often 

 markedly ovate or conic, with the core large and remarkably abaxile, 

 cells wide open and carpels elongated, rather narrow and much con- 

 cave. The group is now represented by varieties well knov/n in 

 cultivation in various parts of the country. It appears that the 

 oldest members of which we have any record in this country are 

 Yellow Bellflower and Ortley, both of which originated in New 

 Jersey. The varieties mentioned in this volume which appear more 

 or less closely identified with the Yellow Bellflower group are Dickin- 

 son, Flory, Kirkland, Mason Orange, Minister, Moyer, Newman, 

 Occident, Ortley, Titus Pippin, Yellow Bellflower. 



