556 DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 







Core medium, regular, round, clasping ; Seeds plump ; 



Fig. 186. PARADISE SUMMER SWEET. 



Flesh yellow, melting, juicy ; Flavor rich, sweet; Quality 

 best ; Use table and kitchen ; Season August, September. 



Paradise Winter Sweet. 



Origin believed to be similar to its predecessor Lancas- 

 ter County, Pennsylvania. 



Fruit large, globular, often unequal ; Surface smooth, 

 yellowish- white ; Dots scattered, minute. 



Basin abrupt, regular; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, brown ; Stem long, slender. 



Core large, wide, open, clasping ; Seeds plump and 

 dark ; Flesh white, tender, breaking, juicy ; Flavor very 

 sweet ; Quality good ; Use, baking and stock ; Season, De- 

 cember to March. 



