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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Cavity acute, regular, yellow and brown ; Stem medium 

 slender. 



Core closed ; Seeds numerous, large, plump ; Flesh green- 



Fig. 101. NICKAJACK. 



ish-yellow, breaking, firm, coarse ; Flavor sub-acid, not 

 rich ; Quality only good, a market fruit, keeping well ; Sea- 

 son March until May. 



NYACK PIPPIN. 



Origin New York ; specimen obtained from Mr. E. H. 

 Warren, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. 



Fruit medium, flat, uneven ; Surface smooth, greenish- 

 yellow, mixed, striped, splashed bright red ; Dots numer- 

 ous, distinct, yellow, indented. 



Basin shallow, folded ; Eye small, closed ; Axis short. 



Cavity wide, deep, wavy, brown ; Stem short, thick, 

 knobby. 



Core rather wide, closed, rather clasping; Seeds large; 

 Flesh white, firm, juicy ; Flavor acid, rich ; Quality pretty 

 good ; Use table, market ; Season December. 



