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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Fruit small, conical, truncated, angular ; Surface rough, 

 dark russet ; Dots scattered, minute, white, prominent. 



Fig. 164. SWEET RUSSET OF KENTUCKY. 



Basin shallow, regular ; Eye small, closed. 

 Cavity very shallow, acute ; Stem short, slender. 

 Core large, regular, nearly closed, meeting the eye ; 

 Seeds numerous, angular, pale ; Flesh yellowish- white, fine- 



rained, not tender ; Flavor sweet ; Quality scarcely good ; 

 eason, December to February. 



Sweet Russet. 



Fruit medium, conical, uneven ; Surface yellow, thin 

 russet ; Dots numerous, small, prominent. 



Basin shallow, folded ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity wide, wavy ; Stem short. 



Core oval, open, clasping the eye ; Seeds plump ; Flesh 

 yellow, tender, fine grained, juicy ; Flavor sweet; Quality 

 good to very good ; Use, baking ; Season, August. 



S. B. Parsons of Flushing, Long Island, considers it the 

 best baking apple. 



