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of Russiiin origin. Size large, 3^x3^, form nearly round, unevenly ribbed, 

 color reddish yellow but almost concealed by pale red with numerous splashes 

 and streaks of deeper red, in which are many pale dots, stalks short and 

 fairly robust, cavity small but deep, calyx of medium size, partly open in a 

 rather strongly ribbed basin. Highly perfumed. Flesh creamy white with 

 a slight tinge of pink, rather soft and a little coarse in the grain, crisp 

 and moderately juicy, mildly acid and high flavored. Quality good. Core 

 of medium size. A pleasant apple to eat and would no doubt cook well. 

 Ripe latter end of September. 



Russian Apple Beresinskoe. — Distributed in 1885. Mr. F. W. Coate, 

 of Cape Elizabeth, Rosseau, writes : — 



In 1885 I selected from the Fruit Growers' Association's list of premium plants a 

 Russian apple tree, Beresinskoe. I received and planted the little tree on the 13th May. 

 This year it has borne for the first time, 17 apples. I send you by mail six of them, that 

 you may judge if the beauty and quality of the fruit is worth notice in The Horticulturist. 



This apple is described by Prof. Saunders as follows : — Beresinskoe (?) 

 probably Berezinskoe = Beresina. Size medium, 2^x25^, form nearly oblong, 

 color pale greenish yellow, with a bright red shading on the part expo ed to 

 the sun, and a few dots and streaks of deeper red. Stem long and rather 

 slender, and set in a moderately deep cavity, calyx nearly closed, in a 

 shallow strongly ribbed basin. Flesh yellowish white, more or less water- 

 cored, of moderately fine texture, a mild, nearly sweet, character, with an 

 agreeable but not high flavor. Core large. The specimens are too ripe to 

 admit of accurate judgment as to quality, but it would probably be entitled 

 to rank as good. A pretty apple, would make a nice dessert fruit and would 

 probably cook well. 



