THE APPLE. 175 



Fruit medium, roundish, greenish yellow, with cheek of brown 

 crimson in the sun. Flesh white, mild, rich, sweet. Good. Valua- 

 ble for cooking and keeping only. 



FENLEY. 



Finley. Findley. Horse, erroneously. 



This Apple originated in Kentucky, and was first brought into 

 notice by the gentleman after whose name it has been called. It is 

 grown to considerable extent South and West, and counted valuable, 

 especially for kitchen use. Tree vigorous, upright, and productive. 

 Young wood dark reddish, grayish, downy. 



Fruit large, oblate, slightly conic, pale yellow or yellowish, sprinkled 

 with a few brown dots. Stalk short. Cavity broad, russeted. Calyx 

 closed. Basin pretty large. Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, pleasant sub- 

 acid. Good to very good. September. 



FENOUILLET GUIS. 



Fruit small, roundish. Skin light russet on yellow ground. Flesh 

 firm, with a saccharine, perfumed flavor. Good. December to February. 



FENOUILLET JAUNE. 

 Embroidered Pippin. Drap d'Or. Pomme de Caractere. 



A French fruit, which has not proved of much value here. 

 Fruit small, roundish, yellow gray russet network. Flesh white, 

 firm, aromatic flavor. Good. October to March. 



FENOUILLET ROUGE. 

 Bardin. Court-pendu Gris. 



Fruit small, roundish. Skin rough, grayish, with dark brownish 

 red. Flesh firm, sugary. Good. October, January. 



FERDINAND. 



A seedling of Pomaria, S. C. Tree vigorous, upright. 



Fruit large, oblate, deep orange yellow, moderately sprinkled with 

 large brown dots. Stalk short. Calyx large, closed. Flesh yellow, 

 moderately juicy, tender, mild subacid. Good to very good. November 

 to March. 



FERRIS. 



Ehode Island Seek no Further. Westchester Seek no Further. 



An old variety of unknown origin, brought into Westchester Co., 

 N. Y., about sixty years ago, where it is quite extensively grown and 

 considered a profitable market apple. The tree makes an upright, round, 

 rather open head, a great bearer every other year, and moderate bearer 

 in alternate years. 



Fruit large, oblate, inclining to conic, whitish green, shaded, splashed, 

 and striped over most of the surface with shades of crimson. Flesh 



