CLASS II. CONICAL APPLES. II. II. II. 



541 



Core medium, regular, closed , Seeds large ; Flesh yel- 

 low, very tender, fine-grained, very juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, 

 aromatic, refreshing, vinous ; Quality best ; Use, dessert es- 

 pecially ; Season, August and September. 



There is another similar fruit the Frank or Chenango 

 Strawberry ', which is by some preferred to this. 



Northern Spy. 



Origin near Rochester, New York. Tree very vigor- 

 ous, large, upright, spreading, when older ; shoots reddish, 



Fig. 174. NORTHERN SPY. 



leaves healthy, large, dark. Tree productive when old, 

 but not an early bearer ; needs trimming to admit light and 

 air to the fruit. 



Fruit large, flattened-conical, angular ; Surface smooth, 

 yellow, mixed, and splashed, scarlet, or crimson ; Dots 

 scattered, small. 

 19* 



