CLASS III. ROUND APPLES. 1. II. II. 



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Hannah. 



AUNT'S, not AUNT HANNAH of Massachusetts. 



This large and rather handsome fruit is found in many 

 parts of the country, but is not largely cultivated. Its 

 occurrence among Southern emigrants would lead us to 

 suspect that they might have brought it with them. 



Fig. 218. HANNAH. 



Fruit large, showy, round, somewhat flattened, regular, 

 sometimes unequal; Surface rather smooth, pale yellow, 

 mixed, distinctly striped and splashed crimson and car- 

 mine ; Dots scattered, large, gray. 



Basin medium, abrupt, regular, often slightly russeted ; 

 Eye medium but long, closed. 



Cavity wide, wavy, acute, deep, brown or green ; Stem 

 short ot very short. 



Core round, flattened or wide, regular, open; Axis very 

 short ; Seeds numerous, short, plump ; Flesh light, yel- 



