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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



able for their peculiar mode of production in twos and 

 threes from a common origin. 



Fruit medium, regular, oblate, sometimes almost round, 

 as described by Downing, but this is rare in the West, where 

 the oblate form prevails. Surface smooth, clear, waxy 

 yellow, very rarely blushed ; Dots numerous, minute, green. 



Basin regular, narrow, abrupt ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular ; Stem short. 



Core round, closed, not meeting the eye ; Seeds large, 

 pointed ; Flesh tender, breaking, juicy, acid to sub-acid, 

 agreeable ; Of first quality for table or kitchen during the 

 month of July. 



Faust. 



This very nice apple, received from S. W. Westbrooke, 

 of Greensboro, N. C., deserves the commendation of its 

 southern admirers. 



Fruit regular, globular-oblate, of medium size ; Surface 



Fig. 70. FAUST. 



smooth, yellow, with a white bloom and sunken white 

 dots. 



Basin shallow, folded ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity wide, green ; Stem medium, to long. 



