THE APPLE. 



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slit; tube broad, conical; stamens median; flesh white, fine-grained, 

 juicy, good. Early summer. 



Bode (No. 385). Origin, Russia; desirable for early summer at 

 the north. 



Fruit medium, oblate, somewhat angular, sometimes unequal; sur- 

 face smooth, polished, yellowish white to white, rarely with faint olush; 

 dots large, white, suffused; cavity wide and very shallow, green 

 and russet; stem thick, very short; basin wide, wavy, fine corruga- 

 tions about the eye; calyx closed; segments erect. Core closed, 

 meeting; tube broad, but very short; stamens median; flesh snow- 

 white, juicy, subacid, tender, good to very good. Early August. 



Bogdanoff. Origin, Russia. 



Fruit medium, roundish to roundish oblong, obscurely angular; 

 surface green, occasionally with a faint bronze blush; dots obscure, 

 numerous, minute, white; cavity wide, regular, obtuse, with slight 



Bogdanoff. 



stellate russet; stem short; basin wide, shallow, slightly corrugated; 

 calyx open; segments divergent, large, leafy. Core rather small, meet- 

 ing; cells obovate, entire; tube conical; stamens basal ; seeds many; 

 flesh white, juicy, tender, pleasant subacid, good. Winter. 



Boiken. Named after Dike-warden Boike, of Germany; tree 

 received from Russia. Fruit medium, oblate conical; surface smooth, 

 clear yellow, sometimes with blush; dots very obscure, many, minute, 



