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THE APPLE. 



Fruit, medium, to large ; form, roundish flattened, angular, or broader 

 than long; color, clear yellow, with considerable russet from the stem, 

 many small russet dots, and, where exposed to the sun, the yellow becomes 

 very rich and dotted with carmine dots ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, 

 large, open ; segments, short, stiff, broad ' } basin, broad, irregular only from 

 the slight ribbing of the fruit ; flesh, yellowish, very firm, crisp, juicy ; core, 

 medium ; seeds, purplish black, oblong pyriform. Keeps to June. 



NEWTOWN PIPPIN, OF LEWIS SANDERS, KY. 



Fruit, large ; form, angular, roundish conical, prominently ribbed ; cjlor, 

 dull pale yellow, with whitish yellow marbled and splashed, the latter pre- 

 vailing mostly at stem end ; stem, short ; cavity, acuminate, somewhat rus- 

 seted; calyx, medium, short segments; basin, pretty deep, irregular, 

 ribbed ; flesh, yellowish white, firm, crisp, vinous, juicy, sub-acid, with 

 tinges, and lines, and specks throughout, as if decay had partially taken 

 place; core, medium, or rather large; seeds, dark, rich reddish brown, 

 ovate pyriform. 



