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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



ish at bottom ; Calyx large, segments long ; Basin deep, 

 open, uniformly furrowed ; Flesh white, tender, juicy, deli- 



Fig. 65. KICHMOND. 



cate, sweet ; Core medium ; Seeds large, full ; Season Oc- 

 tober to December." 



Sweet Tandervere. 



This is another western favorite with the admirers of 

 sweet apples. Tree sufficiently vigorous, healthy, and 

 productive ; twigs slender, like those of the true Vander- 

 veres. 



Fruit of good size, from full medium to large, regular, 

 oblate, and resembling the Pennsylvania Yandervere ; 

 surface very smooth, yellow, shaded with mixed red, and 

 striped with dull or dark red ; Dots yellow, scattered, in- 

 dented. 



Basin abrupt, wide, deep, regular ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity sometimes wide and regular, or acute; Stem 

 long, slender. 



