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ling, the Wolf River. Fruit very large, regular, conical; surface- 

 greenish yellow, faintly streaked with red on shaded side, but orange 

 on the sunny side, almost wholly covered with bright crimson stripes 

 and splashes, a showy fruit; dots obscure, few, minute, gray; cavity 

 regular, deep, with trace of russet; stem- short knobbed at base; 

 basin narrow, abrupt, slightly corrugated; calyx open. Core open; 

 cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens basal; seeds short, plump; 

 flesh yellowish white, crisp, tender and juicy, with a rather pleasant 

 flavor, good. October to December. 



Anis. Origin, Russia. Tree very hardy, but fruit too small for mild 

 climates. Several varieties' received from Russia prove to be so nearly 

 identical that only one is regarded as necessary in fruit lists to represent 



Anisim. 



the group. The Russian Apple Nomenclature Commission* adopted 

 the following description. (See also Blue Anis.) 



"Anis. Size 4 to 5; form roundish oblate, angular; color light 

 green, striped with red in sun; cavity broad, deep; stem short; 

 basin broad, irregular, angular; calyx medium, closed. Core open; 

 flesh tender, juicy, greenish white, with dark green water line around 

 core; flavor agreeable, mild acid; season September and October; 

 origin, Russia; tree medium upright; fruit drops easily." 



*Appointed by the State Horticultural Societies of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and 

 South Dakota. Meeting held at La Crosse, Wia., Aug. 30, 31, 1898. 



