512 - DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Basin abrupt, folded ; Eye small, closed ; Segments short, 

 reflexed. 



Cavity deep, acute, sometimes lipped ; Stem long, red. 



Core small, pyriform, regular, closed, scarcely clasping ; 

 Seeds, some imperfect; Flesh greenish-yellow, fine grain- 



Fig. 152. CLARKE'S PEAKMAIN. 



ed ; Flavor sub-acid, rich ; Quality good to very good ; 

 Use dessert and kitchen ; Season December. 



Clayton. 



Believed to have originated in Central Indiana. Brought 

 to my notice by Z. S. Ragan, of Clayton, Indiana ; also 

 exhibited by the Plainfield Horticultural Society at the 

 meetings of the State Horticultural Society. 



Fruit large, conical, flattened, regular ; Surface smooth, 

 greenish-yellow, covered with dull red, striped and splash- 

 ed darker ; Dots minute, scattered. 



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



Cavity wide, acute, deep, wavy, green ; Stem medium, 

 stout. 



Core wide, regular, open, clasping ; Seeds numerous, 

 plump, angular, short, dark; Flesh yellow, breaking, not 



