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agreeable, mild sub-acid, nearly sweet, of moderate quality. Keeps 

 fresh till late in spring. Much cultivated as a long keeper at the 

 West. Virginia. 



Chandler. Large, roundish, slightly flattened, somewhat angular ; 

 striped and shaded red on greenish yellow; stalk short, cavity 

 large, calyx small, in a wide, plaited basin ; flesh greenish white, 

 tender, with a moderately rich, sub-acid flavor. Early winter. 

 Connecticut. 



Cogswell. Rather large, roundish-oblate, regular ; striped rich red 

 on yellow ; stalk small, cavity large, russeted ; calyx short, basin 

 small ; flesh yellowish, compact, tender, scarcely sub-acid, with a 

 fine, rich, aromatic flavor. Through winter. An excellent dessert 

 fruit. An abundant bearer every other year. Connecticut. 



Cooper's Red. (Cooper's Market.) Size medium, oblong conical; 

 shaded and striped with red on yellow ; stalk short, cavity deep, 

 narrow; basin small ; flesh white, tender, with a brisk sub-acid 

 flavor. Through winter. Shoots long, slender. Profitable, al- 

 though not of highest quality, New Jersey. 



Cranford. Large, oblate; yellow, covered with brownish red, 

 splashed and streaked with light crimson ; stem short, thick ; basin 

 broad, deep, russeted; calyx wide, deep; flesh yellow, juicy, sub- 

 acid, sprightly. Tree good grower, fair bearer. Winter. 

 Arkansas. 



Cross. Medium, regular, oblate ; yellow, splashed and striped with 

 crimson, much like Fameuse ; cavity deep ; basin shallow; flesh 

 white, sub-acid, very good. Fig. 412. Midwinter. Russian. 



Cullasaga. Rather large, roundish; slightly conical, striped crim- 

 son on yellow; stalk short, slender; cavity deep, russeted; calyx 

 open ; basin shallow, furrowed ; flesh yellow, tender, very mild, 

 aromatic, rich. A well-known, long-keeping, valuable Southern 

 fruit. North Carolina. 



Detroit. (Red Detroit.) Medium or rather large, roundish or 

 slightly conical; skin thick, smooth, dark purple when mature; 

 cavity deep ; basin shallow, plaited ; flesh white, often stained 

 with red, crisp, of an agreeable sub-acid flavor. 



The Black Detroit, or Grand Sachem, is a larger apple, more irreg- 

 ular ; rather dry fruit of inferior quality. 



Domine.* (Wells, of Ohio.) Rather large, roundish oblate ; sur- 

 face with narrow and distinct stripes of light red, on whitish 

 yellow ground ; dots or specks large, rough ; stalk three-fourths of 

 an inch long ; cavity wide, deep, acute ; basin deep, obtusely 

 ribbed; flesh white, firm, mild sub-acid, spicy, fine flavored. 

 Fig. 412. Shoots very long, vigorous, diverging, leaves drooping, 

 coarsely serrate. Productive. Keeps through winter. Tender at 

 the West. New York. 



Dutch Mignonne. Quite large, roundish, regular; rich orange, 

 dotted, mottled, and obscurely striped with bright red, slightly 



