o84 DESCRIPTIONS "OF APPLES. 



Basin wide, folded ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity rather deep, wide, regular, wavy, brown ; Stem 

 sometimes long, of medium size, red. 



Core small and closed, meeting the eye ; Seeds numer- 

 ous, large, brown. 



Flesh yellow ; Flavor sweet, juicy; Use, good for bak- 

 ing ; Season, November to February. Not highly 

 esteemed nor largely cultivated, though its productiveness 

 and sweetness would render it desirable for stock-feeding. 



Ewe's Winter Sweet. 



From J. S. Downer, Elkton, Kentucky ; a southern fruit 

 of some merit. 



Fruit medium, flat, regular; Surface roughish, uneven, 

 greenish-yellow, blushed and russeted ; Dots numerous, 

 minute, russet veined. 



Basin abrupt, regular, leather-cracked ; Eye large, open. 



Cavity wide, wavy, brown ; Stem medium. 



Core round, closed, clasping ; Seeds numerous, angular, 

 imperfect ; Flesh yellow, fine grained ; Flavor very sweet, 

 rich ; Quality quite good ; Use, table ; Season, December. 



Fig. 54 GREEN SWEET. 



