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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Basin medium, regular ; Eye medium, closed. 



Cavity regular, green ; Stem medium, slender. 



Core regular, closed; Seeds medium; Flesh tender, fine 

 grained, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid to sweet, aromatic; Qual- 

 ity almost best, for dessert ; August and September, or 

 later. 



This well known southern apple is much cultivated in 

 many parts of the West as a long keeping winter variety. 

 It is a favorite with the southern immigrants, and found 

 most abundant in regions occupied by them, but it has 

 been carried pretty far to the north. The synonym James 

 Hiver, as given by Downing, is not met with among the 



Fig. 155. LIMBERTWIG. 



people as applied to this apple, but the "Willow Twig is 

 often so named. 



Tree thrifty, exceedingly productive ; Shoots slender 

 and drooping* with the heavy crops. 



Fruit medium to small, roundish conic, regular ; Sur- 



