32 DESCRIPTIONS 



32. COBHAM APPLE. 

 Fruit above tlic medium size, subangular. Stem slender, deep. Color yellowish green, 

 ornamented on the sunny side with faint red stripes, and somewhat riissetiy. Flesh 

 yellowisli, crisp, saccharine and aromatic. Keeps till Christmas. 

 It is an English apple, and esteemed for the desert. 



33. CATLINE (Coxe, Thompson). 



Fruit below the niedmin size, depressed. Stem short and tliick. Color yellow; sunny 

 side of a clear brilliant red, and striped. Flesh yellowish, tender, rich, juicy and sweet. 

 It is a Maryland apple, and is in eating from October to December. 



B. Ends unequal. 



34. GRAVENSTEIN. Plate 28, fig. 1. 



Fruit above the medium size, depressed, subangular, subsymmetrical. Stem thick, short, 

 and set in a deep depression. Calyx large, and surrounded by a rather high crown ; 

 depression rather large, irregular. Color greenish yellow, from which it changes into a 

 brighter yellow ; when ripe, it is blazed with stripes of light red and orange. Depres- 

 sion yellow. Skin smooth, and witliout dots. Flesh tender, crisp, somewhat aromatic 

 and high flavored ; if over ripe, mealy. The core is small. 



This is regarded by good judges as one of the best of our foreign apples. It originated 

 in Germany, at Gravenstein ; and Mr. Downing remarks that it is one of the kinds which 

 maintains its reputation for goodness. It is in use in September and October. 



35. LYSCOM (Manning, Kenrick). 

 Fruit rather aliove the medium size, circular, depressed. Stem short and thick ; depres- 

 sion rather deep and wide, smooth and even. Calyx small ; depression shallow, plaited. 

 Color yellowish green, ornamented with red stripes. Flesh firm-grained, subacid, mild 

 and very agreeable. It is ripe in September to November. 

 Originated in Massachusetts. 



36. ALEXANDER (Thompson). 

 Emperor Alexander, Russian Emperor, Aforta. 

 Fruit considerably above tlie medium size, circular ; ends equal. Stem rather slender, 

 deep, subequaling the crown. Calyx large, leafy, deep. Color greenish yellow, and 

 faintly striped on the shaded side; brighter, and well ornamented with carmine stripes 

 upon an orange ground, upon the sunny side. Flesh yellowish, and eating qualities 

 rather below the best : it is more showy than good. 

 Of Russian origin, and bears with many a high reputation. 



