CLASS III. BOUND APPLES. 1. I. L 



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. 187. PARADISE WINTER SWEET. 



Tallmau's Sweet. 



This favorite baking apple of New England has trav- 

 eled from Rhode Island wherever her hardy sons have 

 gone westward. 



Tree hardy, very productive. 



Fruit medium to large, nearly round, somewhat flatten- 

 ed, regular ; Surface smooth, yellow ; Dots minute, dark ; 

 frequently a distinct line on one side from stem to eye. 



Basin wide, regular, leather - cuftked ; Eye small, 

 closed. 



Cavity rather wide, regular; Stem medium size, long. 



Core heart-shaped, regular, closed, clasping ; Seeds nu- 

 merous, plump, pointed, dark ; Flesh yellow, breaking, 

 firm ; Flavor very sweet, rich ; Quality good ; Use, baking 

 and stock ; Season, December and January. 



