178 THE APPLE. 



Fruit medium, oblate, ribbed, greenish yellow, dull red in the sun. 

 Flesh white, tender, juicy, brisk subacid. Cooking. October, Novem- 

 ber. (Hogg.) 



FLANDERS REINETTE. 

 Keinette de Flandre. 



Tree vigorous, productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish, yellow, with grayish red in the sun and 

 near the stalk. Flesh yellowish white, firm, sugary. December to 

 January. (Alb. Pom.) 



FLAT PIPPIN. 

 Needles. 



Origin, Ohio. 



Fruit large, oblate, ribbed, greenish white, tinge of red in the sun. 

 Flesh whitish, juicy, subacid. Good. November, December. 



FLAT SWEET. 



An old Eastern fruit, and much valued where known. 



Fruit large, oblate, slightly conic, yellow, sometimes with sunny 

 cheek, and slight russet. Flesh white, tender, juicy, with a fine, rich, 

 saccharine flavor. Good. Valued for baking. October to March. 



FLAT SWEET. 



From Illinois. 



Fruit medium or below, oblate, yellow, splashed, striped, and shaded 

 with light and dark crimson over all, few large light dots. Stalk short. 

 Flesh white, stained next the skin, firm, juicy, mild subacid, scarcely 

 sweet. Good. September. 



FLEET'S NONPAREIL. 



Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, pale yellow or whitish. Flesh 

 white, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid. Good for cooking. September. 



FLEINER. 



Of German origin. Tree vigorous, upright, productive. Wood dull 

 reddish brown, slightly grayish. 



Fruit medium, oblong conical, whitish yellow, shaded with crimson 

 in sun. Flesh white, tender, juicy, brisk sharp subacid. Good. Oc- 

 tober, November. 



FLORA. 



A Southern Apple. 



Fruit medium, oblate, yellowish, shaded, splashed, and mottled 

 with crimson. Flesh whitish, mild subacid. Hardly good. August. 



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