CLASS IV. OBLONG APPLES. 1. II. I. 667 



There is a striped variety, the Striped June, from Vir- 

 ginia, similar in every respect except the external mark- 

 ings. It is, of course, quite different from the Virginia 

 June. (Q. vide p. 500.) 



Crawford Keeper. 



This fruit was received from H. N. Gillett, Lawrence 

 County, Ohio. 



Fruit large, cylindrical, oblong, lop-sided ; Surface 

 smooth, purplish red ; Dots numerous, fawn colored. 



Basin wide, shallow, wavy ; Eye small, closed. 



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



Core regular, open ; Seeds numerous, brown ; Flesh yel- 

 low, breaking, tender, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, 

 rich ; Quality good to very good ; Use, table ; Season, 

 February to April. Very desirable. 



Fig. 271. CUMBERLAND SPICE. 



