CLASS I. FLAT APPLES. 1. IL I. 401 



remarkable as a planter of choice fruits, and breeder of 

 fine cattle. Mr. Elliott thinks this variety may have had 

 its origin in Virginia. Tree moderately vigorous and 

 productive. 



Fruit full medium, regular, oblate, rarely inclined to be 

 angular, sometimes slightly conical ; Surface very smooth, 

 whitish, or waxen, occasionally blushed with pale car- 

 mine, making it very beautiful ; Dots minute. 



Basin abrupt, narrow, folded, wavy and irregular; Eye 

 closed ; Segments reflexed. 



Cavity acute, brown ; Stem rather long. 



Core regular, small, pyriform, closed, clasping the eye ; 

 Seeds small, compressed ; Flesh white, breaking, fine grain- 

 ed, juicy, sub-acid ; Quality very good and preferred as a 

 dessert fruit to the Maiden 's Blush, which it much resem- 

 bles without having the peculiar flavor of that variety. 



Cornfield. 



A southern variety received from J. S. Downer & Son. 



Fruit medium, roundish-oblate or cylindrical, truncate, 

 regular ; Surface smooth, yellow, covered with mixed deep 

 red, striped ; Dots numerous, minute. 



Basin deep, abrupt, regular, leather-cracked ; Eye small, 

 open. 



Cavity wide, acute ; Stem short. 



Core round, regular, closed, hardly clasping ; Axis short ; 

 Seeds numerous, plump ; Flesh yellow, fine grained, tender, 

 rather dry ; Flavor sub-acid ; Quality good ; Use, table ; 

 Season, December. 



Cracking*. 



This variety had its origin in the eastern part of Ohio. 

 The tree is a strong grower and productive. 



Fruit large, oblate, somewhat uneven and irregular, but 

 handsome; Surface smooth, greenish-yellow until ripe, 

 when it is often tinged with red ; Dots numerous, minute, 

 indented and green. 



Basin wide, folded ; Eye medium, closed. 



Cavity acute, wavy, br,own ; Stem short, rather stout. 



Core wide, open, clasping the eye ; Seeds large, point- 

 ed, dark ; Flesh yellow, breaking, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid ; 



