CLASS III. ROUND APPLES. II. II. I. 



647 



Transport. 



Another of Reuben Ragan's Indiana seedlings. Tree 

 poor in the nursery good in the orchard. Very produc- 

 tive. 



Fruit large, globular, flattened, angular; Surface 

 smooth, pale yellow, blushed carmine; Dots scattered, 



Fig. 256. TRANSPORT. 



green, with white bases, becoming purple where exposed ; 

 Bloom white. 



Basin medium, plaited ; Eye small, closed. 



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



Core irregular, closed, clasping ; Axis short ; Seeds dark, 

 pointed, imperfect ; Flesh, yellowish- white, tender, melt- 

 ing, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor mild sub-acid, rich; Qual- 

 ity good to very good ; Use, table, kitchen, market ; Sea- 

 son, December to February. Not very profitable. 



White Pippin. 



The origin of this valuable fruit is entirely unknown, 

 and its history can only be traced to the nursery of Silas 



