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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 



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, Wis., Aug. 30, 31, 1898. 



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