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



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plish hue, making the fruit appear to be striped ; Dots 

 very minute, and surrounded by green bases that are 

 most distinct before the fruit is perfectly ripe ; these and 

 the white stripes are very characteristic. 



Basin deep, abrupt, regular, wavy or folded ; Eye small, 

 closed. 



Cavity wide, deep, "wavy, brown and green : Stem short, 

 sometimes thick. 



Core small, pyriform, closed, clasping ; Seeds numerous, 

 angular, pale brown, pointed ; Flesh white or yellowish- 

 white, breaking, granular, juicy; Flavor acid to sub-acid, 

 not spicy ; Quality good ; Use,* kitchen rather than table, 

 cooks very well ; Season, December and January ; not a 

 very good keeper ; may be preserved until March. 



Yellow Newtown. 



The origin of this variety of the Newtown Pippin, whicn 

 has obtained such a world- wide notoriety as the " Ameri- 



Fig. 258. YELLOW NEWTOWN. 



can Apple," is very uncertain. The distinction between 

 this and the Green Newtown, as described under Class III, 

 I, 2, 1, was well known to Coxe. 



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