MINISTER APPLE. 



while young, but forming, at mature age, a good round head. It comes 

 into bearing moderately early, and produces abundant crops. 



Teee. — Moderately vigorous, upright in its growth, forming its 

 Jbranches at an acute angle, with rather slender annual shoots; old 

 trees making a good head. 



Wood. — Dark reddish chestnut, dotted with numerous grayish 

 specks, rather slender and short-jointed; buds, small, ovate, short, 

 flattened, with prominent shoulders ; old wood, grayish chestnut : 

 Flower-buds, medium size. 



Leaves. — Medium size, ovate, narrowing to each end, sharply pointed, 

 thick, bright green above, pale and slightly downy beneath, recurved on 

 the midrib, little folded inwards, wavy, and rather deeply and sharply 

 serrated ; petioles medium length, about one inch long, moderately stout. 



Flowee,s. — Large, nearly white ; petals, ovate, cupped ; clusters, large. 



Fruit. — Large, about two and a half inches broad, and two and 

 three quarters deep : Form, oblong conical, similar to the Bellflower, 

 ribbed at the base, which is flattened, and tapering to the crown, which 

 is small, and also somewhat ribbed : Skin, fair, smooth, pale greenish 

 yellow, very distinctly and u'regularly striped with bright red : Stem, 

 rather short, about half an inch in length, slender, and inserted in a 

 small, irregular and shaUow cavity : Eye, small, closed, and little sunk 

 in a small, furrowed basin ; segments of the calyx, short, twisted : 

 Flesh, yellowish white, fine, ciisp, and very tender: Juice, plentiful, 

 rich, subacid, brisk, and high-flavored : Core, rather large, and partially 

 open : Seeds, small, obovate, plump. 



Ripe in December, and keeps tifl February, 



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