CLASS III. BOUND APPLES. 1. I. II. 



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Fruit medium, round, sometimes flattened or truncate, 

 regular ; Surface smooth, greenish-yellow, blushed, mixed 

 bright red and dull red, stripes indistinct ; Dots scattered, 

 irregular, brown or fawn on the deeper colors. 



Fig. 194. SWEET ROMANITB. 



Basin medium, or deep and abrupt, folded, plaited ; Eye 

 small, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, wavy, brown ; Stem medium to long, 

 green. 



Core roundish, closed, clasping ; Seeds numerous, plump, 

 angular; Flesh yellow, fine-grained, breaking, juicy; 

 Flavor very sweet ; Quality good to very good ; Use, ba- 

 king, cider, table and stock ; Season, December to April. 



