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vigorous, strong, and stocky, and very productive. The fruit ripens 

 in succession, and hence it is better adapted for the home orchard. 



Primate. 



Fruit medium; form roundish oblate, slightly conical, angular, 

 irregular; surface yellowish green, when ripe nearly white, with 

 crimson blush; cavity large, deep, narrow, irregular; stem medium; 

 basin abrupt, somewhat corrugated; calyx small, closed; flesh white, 

 fine-grained, very tender, juicy, sprightly mild subacid, very good to 

 best. August to October. 



Prolific Sweeting. Origin, Russia; a valuable productive sweet 

 apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it "the best of the sweet 

 apples for market purposes." 



Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, irregular, obscurely an- 

 gular; surface polished, smooth, pale yellow, becoming a waxen 

 white; dots white, minute, numerous, a few russet dots; cavity 

 deep, acuminate, ribbed, with some stellate russet; stem short to 

 medium; basin shallow, wide; corrugated; calyx closed; segments 

 erect convergent. Core half open, clasping; cells ovate, slit; tube 

 long, wide, open to core, funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds 

 plump; flesh white, fine-grained, sweet, juicy, very good. August. 



