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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Tree thrifty, growth upright, twiggy, attaining large 

 size, productive when old ; Shoots slender, reddish olive, 

 speckled ; Foliage scattering, folded, grayish green ; Sub- 

 ject to leaf-blight. 



Fruit large, globular-oblate, often unequal ; Surface 

 greenish, or dull red, striped, russeted ; Dots numerous, 

 targe, gray. 



Basin shallow, regular or plaited, leather-cracked ; Eye 

 small, closed. 



Cavity shallow, acute, often lipped ; Stem medium. 



Fig. 242. PETOR'S RED. 



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-Core round; regular, closed, meeting the eye ; Seeds 

 numerous, angular, pointed ; Flesh yellow, tender, melt- 

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

 best ; Use, table, kitchen ; Season, December, February. 



Red Russet. 



Origin Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. 



Tree very vigorous and productive ; resembling Bald- 

 win in almost every particular. 



