536 DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Fruit large, conical, slightly angular ; Surface smooth, 

 glossy, greenish ; Dots small, green, indented. 



Basin medium, folded; Eye medium, closed; Segments 

 long, reflexed. 



Cavity acute, wavy, brown ; Stem medium, sometimes 

 knobby. 



Core small, closed or slightly open, meeting the eye ; 

 Seeds numerous, pointed, dark ; Flesh white, very tender, 

 juicy ; Flavor very mild sub-ncid, delicious ; Quality very 

 good to best ; Use, table, kitchen ; Season, August. 



Different from Pound Royal of Downing, which is a 

 winter-keeping fruit. 



Ridge Pippin. 



This fruit appears to be quite a favorite market apple in 

 the neighborhood of Philadelphia, where it originated. 



Fruit rather large, round-conic, very irregular, ribbed ; 

 Surface yellow, lightly shaded and blushed with red, 

 and sprinkled with russet and crimson spots. 



Basin abrupt, furrowed and folded ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular ; Stem short. 



Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy ; Flavor mild sub-acid, rich. 



Season, until March and April. 



The Cook's Favorite. 



This nice autumn apple comes to me from Oliver Albert- 

 son, a prominent and intelligent cultivator in Washington 

 County, Indiana, marked "Best" Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium, flattish-conical, angular ; Surface smooth, 

 whitish-yellow; Dots minute. 



Basin deep, folded, ribbed ; Eye medium, closed. 



Cavity wide, wavy, brown ; Stem long, slender. 



Core medium, roundish, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds 

 numerous, dark ; Flesh yellow, breaking, tender ; Flavor 

 sub-acid; Quality quite good; Use, kitchen especially 

 " cooks very well ;" Season, September. 



Troii ton Early. 



This fine autumn apple has been thought to be the Eng- 

 lish Codling. Of its origin and history we know little, 



