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times obscurely ribbed at calyx; surface greenish yellow covered with 

 whitish veinings; dots obscure, numerous, suffused, white; cavity acumi- 

 nate, wide, deep, slight trace of russet; stem slender, rather long, pro- 

 jecting beyond the fruit; basin shallow, narrow, smooth, regular; 

 calyx closed. Core half open; cells round, slit; tube funnel-shaped, 



Fall Pippin. 



very long, wide, open to core; stamens marginal; seeds short, very 

 plump; flesh juicy, yellow with yellow veinings, pleasant subacid, 

 spicy, very good. October to December. 



Fall Wine. Of American origin; tree of rather slender spreading 

 growth, a moderate annual bearer. Fruit too tender for distant 

 market. 



Fruit above medium, oblate; surface very smooth, clear, waxen 

 yellow, almost wholly covered with bright, and often deep red, obscurely 

 striped sometimes with spots or specks, of brownish red, very fair in 

 new rich, Western soils; dots minute, many, russet; cavity deep, 

 wide, regular, uniformly green; stem long, slender; basin wide, deep, 

 abrupt, regular, slightly corrugated; calyx small, half open; seg- 

 ments divergent. Core closed, meeting; seeds many, angular or 



