504 DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Basin narrow, wavy, leather-cracked ; Eye medium, 

 closed. 



Cavity regular, acute, brown ; Stem lonq;. 



Core ovate, covering the eye, closed ; Seeds numerous, 

 some imperfect ; Flesh white, tender, crisp, juicy ; Flavor 

 mild sub-acid or sweet, agreeable and refreshing, but with- 

 out any decided character; Quality good; Use, dessert, in 

 cooking it lacks flavor ; Season, December, January. 



CLASS II CONICAL APPLES. 

 ORDER I. REGULAR 



SECTION 1. SWEET. 

 SUB-SECTION 3. RUSSET. 



Pumpkin Sweet. 



SWEET KUSSET, of Ohio. 



Fruit was exhibited at the Ohio State Fair at Zanesville. 



Fruit large, regular, roundish, conical; Surface dull 

 green, covered with a rough coat of russet. 



Basin medium, regular ; Eye medium, closed. 



Cavity deep, narrow, regular ; Stem long, slender. 



Core medium, regular ; Seeds numerous, small, plump ; 

 Flesh spongy, light ; Flavor sweet ; Quality scarcely good'; 

 Use, baking, stock ; Season, autumn. 



This apple has never commended itself very highly to 

 my notice in the limited opportunities I have had for its 

 examination, but it is esteemed in some parts of the coun- 

 try for baking and for stock-feeding. 



CLASS II. CONICAL APPLEa 

 ORDER I. REGULAR. 



SECTION 2. SOUR. 

 SUB-SECTION 1. SELF-COLORED. 



August Tart. 



Origin unknown. Specimens procured from Marietta, 

 Ohio. 



