CLASS III. BOUND APPLES. 1. II. in. 621 



supposed to have originated in that region with Mr. W. 

 G. Wright. 



Fruit medium to large, round, sometimes flat, regular; 

 Surface smooth, waxen yellow, mixed, striped and splash- 

 ed carmine ; Dots minute, prominent, scattering. 



Basin medium, regular ; Eye small, acute, closed. 



Cavity deep, wavy, brown ; Stem long, short, or very 

 short. 



Core medium, regular, somewhat open, clasping ; Seeds 

 numerous, small, plump; Flesh deep yellow, breaking, 

 very fine grained, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, rich, very agree- 

 able ; Quality good to very good ; Use, table, kitchen and 

 market ; Season, January to June and keeps until August. 



Yadkin. 



Southern. Received from S. W. Westbrooke, of Greens- 

 boro', North Carolina. 



Fruit large, round, regular ; Surface red, striped dark 

 red ; Dots large, scattered, distinct, gray. 



Basin abrupt, deep, regular ; Eye small, open. 



Cavity acute, regular, brown ; Stem medium, brown. 



Core small, closed, meeting the eye ; Seeds small, point- 

 ed, brown ; Flesh white, breaking, dry ; Flavor sub-acid ; 

 Quality only good ; Season, August and on that account 

 scarcely worth carrying to the North. 



CLASS III. ROUND APPLES. 

 ORDER I. REGULAR. 



SECTION 2. SOUR. 



SUB-SECTION 3. RUSSET. 



Heeler's Russet. 



Origin not known. Found in an old orchard on the 

 banks of White River, in Marion County, Indiana, by my 

 lamented young friend, Geo. M. Beeler. 



Fruit medium to small, round, truncated or cylindri- 

 cal, inclined ; Surface russeted ; Dots minute, prominent. 



