324 APPLES. 



Blue Pearmain.* Very large, roundish, inclining to oblong, slightly 

 and obtusely conical ; dark purplish red in large broken stripes on 

 lighter ground; bloom conspicuous ; dots large ; indistinct; stalk 

 three-fourths of an inch long ; calyx deep set ; flesh yellowish, mild 

 sub-acid, good. Early winter. A thin bearer. 



Boardman. Medium, roundish ; light yellow, splashed, streaked and 

 dotted crimson ; stem short ; cavity open and rather deep ; basin 

 large, deep ; flesh very white, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, good. Winter. 

 Maine. 



Brightwater. Large, round, conical ; greenish yellow, mottled russet, 

 splashed and striped dull red, dots minute yellow and brown ; skin 

 thick ; flesh greenish yellow, fine-grained, juicy, sub-acid, good. 

 Arkansas. 



Bryant. Large, roundish oblate ; greenish yellow, shaded with dull 

 red and striped darker, dots numerous, large, gray, many with 

 rough prominent centres, gray over all color ; flesh yellow, coarse, 

 tender, juicy, mild sub-acid. Virginia. 



Buff. Large, round, oblate, smooth; distinctly striped with light 

 and dark red; cavity broad and deep; basin round, furrowed; 

 flesh white, tender, sub-acid, mild, agreeable, "good," or perhaps 

 " very good." sometimes poor. Much valued at the South. 



Bullet. (North Carolina Greening, Green Abram.) Rather small, 

 roundish ; striped with light and dark red on greenish yellow ; stalk 

 short, often with a lip at base, cavity small ; basin deep ; flesh ten- 

 der, juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. Valuable in Virginia 

 and North Carolina as a long keeper. Tree productive. 



Cannon Pearmain. Rather large, roundish or oblong-conical ; red 

 on yellow; cavity small, basin abrupt; flesh yellowish, firm, rich, 

 $picy, mild sub-acid. Keep still spring. Tree vigorous, spread- 

 ing, productive. North Carolina. 



Carnahan Favorite. Large, roundish conic; red on yellow; cav- 

 ity and calyx large, basin furrowed ; flesh fine-grained, pleasant, 

 sub-acid. Tree vigorous, productive. Keeps till spring. Ohio. 



Carolina Queen. (Carolina Winter Queen.) Rather large, round- 

 ish, slightly oblate, smooth and regular; greenish yellow shaded 

 and striped with light dull red ; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, 

 cavity wide and rather inclining to obtuse, basin ribbed ; flesh yel- 

 lowish white, sprightly sub-acid, of an excellent flavor. Early 

 winter. Popular in North Carolina. 



Carter.* (Mangum.) Medium to large, roundish-ovate; red on 

 orange yellow ; stalk rather short, cavity deep, calyx large, open, in 

 a wide, deep, somewhat furrowed basin ; flesh tender, mild, pleas- 

 ant. One of the best apples in the Southern States. Alabama. 



Carthouse.* (Gilpin, Romanite, Red Romanite, and Small Roman- 

 ite, of the West.) Medium or rather small, roundish-oblong, 

 nearly regular, apex flattened ; striped and shaded deep red on 

 greenish yellow ground; stalk one-half to an inch long, slender; 

 basin slightly furrowed, wide, distinct; flesh tough, crisp, fresh, 



