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THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



mottled, striped or splashed, indicates that the surface is overspread with 

 a red tint that is not much broken. 



The scarf-skin sometimes gives a characteristic appearance to the fruit. 

 It extends outward from the base in whitish lines or stripes readily dis- 

 tinguished in contrast with the green or yellow color in the Pumpkin 

 Sweet (Pound Sweet of Western New York), the Green Newtown and 

 certain other varieties; or it may give a dull or clouded appearance to a 

 red skin as in Sweet Winesap (called Henrick or Hendrick Sweet in 

 Western New York) and Black Gilliflower. 



INTERNAL CHARACTERS. When the apple is cut in longitudinal section, 

 as shown in Fig. 3, the internal characters disclosed are very often of 

 great assistance in identifying the variety. 



Core Lines. That part of the flesh of the apple which immediately 

 surrounds the seed cavities, and strictly speaking, constitutes a part of 



FIG. 3. LONGITUDINAL CROSS SECTION OF AN APPLE SHOWING THE CAVITY 

 a, BASIN b, CALYX LOBES c, CONICAL CALYX TUBE d, ABAXILE OPEN CORE 

 WITH BROADLY ELLIPTICAL MUCRONATE CARPELS e, e, AND A PORTION OF THE 

 CORE LINES f. f. 



the core is delimited by visible core lines. Fig. 3f. In the native Ameri- 

 can species, P. coronaria and P. iowensis, the separation along the core 

 lines between the core and the outer main flesh of the apple is so com- 

 plete that by exercising proper care the core may be taken out so as to 

 leave a clearly defined globular cavity within the apple. See Figs. 4 to 7. 

 While in the case of the common apple this natural division of the core 

 from the outer flesh of the fruit is not so complete as it is in the native 

 wild apples referred to, nevertheless such division does exist, as may 

 often be seen in a cross-section of an apple when the flesh of the core 

 proper shows a somewhat different shade of color than does the outer 



