CLASS II.- 



CONICAL APPLES. II. II. I. 



531 



from the Stittwater Sweet, and was produced by L. S. Mote, 

 of Miami County, Ohio. 



Fruit large, conical, truncated, angular ; Surface some- 

 what uneven, smooth, waxen-yellow ; Dots scattered, dis- 

 tinct, gray, with green bases. 



Basin narrow, folded ; Eye small, long, closed. 



Cavity wide, shallow, angular ; Stem long or medium, 

 sometimes knobby. 



Core small, oval, open, clasping ; Seeds numerous, long, 

 angular; Flesh yellow, very fine grained, very tender, 



Fig. 167. CELESTIA. 



juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, very sprightly, and spicy, aroma- 

 tic ; Quality very best ; Use, table and kitchen ; Season, 

 September. 



This is essentially an amateur's fruit, as ito texture and 



