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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Cavity wide, regular, brown ; Stem long, slenfler. 



Core medium, regular, open ; Seeds numerous, pointed, 

 brown ; Flesh firm, yellow, breaking ; Flavor acid, very 

 aromatic, spicy ; Quality first rate ; Use, kitchen ; Season, 

 July, August. 



Winesap. [ Caxe.] 



Tree vigorous, healthy, hardy, productive, early bearer ; 

 Branches open, straggling ; Shoots strong, dark reddish- 

 brown ; Foliage curled, glaucous, sparse. 



Fruit jmedium, conical, often obscurely angular, or 

 slightly ribbed ; Surface rather smooth, bright or dark red, 



r. 177. WINESAP. 



mixed and obscurely striped on yellow, which is mostly 

 covered, often veined russet ; Dots few, minute, indented. 

 Basin narrow, shallow, plaited ; Eye small, closed. 

 Cavity wide, reddish brown ; Stem medium.' 

 Core regular, somewhat open ; Seeds large, rather light ; 

 Flesh firm, yellow ; Flavor rich, acid to sub-acid ; Use, mar- 

 ket, kitchen, cider ; Season, January to March. 



