6'26 DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Flavor acid, aromatic, sprightly ; Quality very good, al- 

 most best; Use, dessert; Season, December, February. 

 See Columbian Russet. 



Green Russet. [N. C.] 



Specimens from Reuben Ragan. 



Fruit quite large, globular, slightly oblate, regular; 

 Surface yellow, blushed dull red ; Dots green, indented, 

 russet veined. 



Basin medium, regular ; Eye medium, open. 



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



Core regular, wide, closed, clasping ; Axis short ; Seeds 

 numerous, plump, dark ; Flesh yellowish white, breaking, 

 granular ; Flavor sub-acid ; Quality only good, for culin- 

 ary use ; Season, December, January. 



Hampton's Russet. 



Fruit small, globular-truncate, to flat ; Surface yellow 

 russet, bronzed, broken russet stripes; Dots 'scattered, 

 large, yellow. 



Basin wide, regular ; Eye large, open, green. 



Cavity medium, regular, brown ; Stem long, inclined. 



Core medium, round, closed, meeting the eye ; Seeds 

 numerous, pointed, brown ; Flesh yellow, tender, break- 

 ing, fine-grained ; Flavor sub-acid, rich ; Quality good ; 

 Use, table ; Season, December. 



Rnox Russet. 



A very nice little apple, found in the orchard of J. 

 Knox, * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; trees obtained from 

 near Greensburgh, Pennsylvania. Tree spreading, very 

 productive ; Shoots slender. 



Fruit small to medium, globular, somewhat conic, reg- 

 ular ; Surface smooth, yellow green, blushed, covered with 

 light russet. 



Basin shallow, regular ; Eye medium, open ; Segments 

 reflexed. 



Cavity deep, acute, regular ; Stem long, red. 



Core round, regular, slightly open, clasping the eye ; 



