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Lindley, and others; if not, we ha/ve found another choice 

 fruit, which deserves to be better known. It is frequently 

 found at the exhibitions in Ohio and Indiana. Often shown 

 as Spice Russet, flatter and irregular : Vide conspectus. 



Fig. 162. BOSS* NONPAREIL. 



Fruit medium, regular, oblate-conical ; Surface smooth, 

 yellowish, thin russet, rarely blushed dull carmine ; Dots 

 minute, gray. 



Basin wide, folded ; Eye medium, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, wavy ; Stem long, inclined. 



Core regular, open, scarcely meeting the eye ; Axis 

 short ; Seeds numerous, medium, plump ; Flesh white, 

 breaking, fine grained, tender ; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic, 

 rich ; Quality almost best ; for table ; Season December. 



ftpsiH'ord Russet. 



This apple is supposed to have originated near old Fort 

 Miami, in Northern Ohio, and was introduced to the notice 

 of the Ohio Pomological Society by its Vice-President, J. 

 Austin Scott, of Toledo, who cultivates the variety on the 

 banks of the Maumee, near the place of its supposed 

 origin. 



Fruit medium, flattened-conical, regular; Surface 

 smooth, greenish-yellow, lightly russeted, rarely bronzed ; 

 Dots minute, green. 



