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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Tree very vigorous, spreading, productive, not long- 

 lived ; Shoots very stout, dark ; Leaves large. 



Fruit large, round or oblate-conic, regular ; Surface 

 sometimes smooth, greenish-yellow, often blushed crim- 

 son large specimens covered with whitish veined marks ; 

 Dots numerous, gray, large, and having whitish bases. 



Basin rather deep, regular ; Eye large, open. 



Cavity deep, regular, brown ; Stem short, stout. 



Core medium, closed, meeting the eye ; Seeds numer- 

 ous, angular; Flesh whitish, often greenish-white, light, 

 tender, juicy ; Flavor very mild sub-acid, or sweet, with 

 little character; Quality scarcely good; TJse, market and 

 stock ; Season,, November, December, and may be kept 

 longer if desired. 



Michael Henry. 



MICHAEL HENRY PIPPIN. [Coxe.] 



Origin- Monmouth County, New Jersey. Extensively 



Fig. 139. MICHAEL HENRY. 



