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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



some minute, gray, with green bases; cavity wide, regular, obtuse, 

 deep, with stellate russet; stem short, stout; basin wide, shallow, 

 smooth; calyx partially closed. Core closed, regular, clasping; 

 tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds many; flesh greenish 

 yellow, firm, crisp, heavy, juicy, rich, brisk subacid, good, valuable 

 for cooking and drying. November, December. 



Vandevere Pippin. 



Vanhoy (Van Hoy No-core). Origin, North Carolina; tree a 

 vigorous grower, with spreading branches. Recommended for its 

 native region; not found valuable at New York Experiment 

 Station. 



Fruit medium or above, oblate, ribbed, frequently unsymmetrical ; 

 surface yellowish green, overlaid and splashed with dull red, flecked 

 with yellowish dots on the red and dark spots on the yellowish green; 

 cavity rather narrow, deep, thinly russeted; basin broad, abrupt, deep; 

 calyx closed; flesh tinged with greenish yellow, moderately juicy, 

 breaking, mild subacid, quality good, flavor lacks sprightliness or 

 decided character. Season, January to May. (N. Y. Exp. Sta. Re- 

 port, 1896, p. 276.) 



Vasilis Largest (Basil the Great, No. 971). Origin, Russia. A 

 large showy market apple. 



