108 THE APPLE. 



roundish oblong, whitish yellow, with brownish or red russet, and patches ol 

 blackish russet, unless well grown ; stem, with a fleshy knob one side ; 

 tavity, russeted ; calyx, small, closed : basin, narrow j core, open, long 

 ovate ; seeds, ovate pointed ] flesh, tender, juicy, sub-acid, sprightly : " very 

 good." November to February. One of the best at the Southwest. 



ROME BEAUTY. 



Eoman Beauty, | Gillett's Seedling. 



American. Native of Southern Ohio. Requires, to perfect good fruit, 

 a rich, warm, loamy soil. On poor land, it is undersized, deficient in char 

 acter, and inclined to overbear. 



Fruit, large ; form, roundish ; color, rich light yellow, mostly overspread 

 and striped with shades of clear, bright red } stem, slender \ cavity, open, 

 regular ; calyx, nearly closed, segments distinctly separate ; basin, round, 

 open, moderately deep ; flesh, yellow, crisp, mild, sub-acid ; core, medium, 

 somewhat hollow; seeds, long ovate, large and full. October to December. 



Ross NONPAREIL. 



Foreign. Tree, productive. Fruit, below medium, roundish, dull red, 

 blotched and striped, over which is a marbling of thin mellow russet ; stem, 

 slender ; calyx, medium ; flesh, greenish white, juicy, sub-acid, aromatic ; 

 " very good," nearly " best." October to November. 



