478 DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



CLASS I FLAT APPLES. 

 ORDER II IRREGULAR 



SECTION a ACID. 



SUB-SECTION 1. SELF-COLORED. 



Blockley. 



BLOCKLET PIPPIN, O. POM. SOC. 



Originated near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tree mod- 

 erately vigorous, upright, productive. 



Fruit large, round-oblate, flattened at the ends, five- 

 sided, angular; Surface smooth, greenish-yellow, blushed; 

 Dots numerous, small, distinct, dark. 



Basin wide, rather deep, wavy or folded ; Eye small, 

 closed, or partly open. 



Cavity acute, narrow, uneven, brown ; Stem quite short, 

 rather thick. 



Core medium, heart-shaped ; Seeds numerous, angular 

 and imperfect, dark ; Flesh yellow, compact, almost melt- 

 ing, fine grained, juicy ; Flavor rich sub-acid, sprightly ; 

 Quality almost best, for table ; Season, November to Janu- 

 ary. 



Bracken. 



This variety has caused much discussion among the 

 Western Pomologists, on account of its resemblance to 

 the Early Harvest. The late Dr. Barker, one of the most 

 intelligent fruit-growers of the country, said it was intro- 

 duced as a seedling from Kentucky in 1812. Elliott does 

 not mention it in his work, but in the discussions of the 

 Society he is reported as having declared it the same as 

 Early Harvest, with which it agrees in peculiar growth 

 of twigs. H. N". Gillett, and others, familiar with the 

 fruits of southern Ohio, consider it a distinct seedling of 

 Kentucky. The specimen described was from that gentle- 

 man. 



Fruit medium, oblate, somewhat conical, irregular and 

 angular; Surface smooth, pale yellow; Dots scattered, 

 dark. 



