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APPLES. 



Bergamot. Medium, regular, oblong, cylindrical ; yellow with 

 wnite bloom, has much the appearance of Grimes' Golden ; cavity 

 regular, deep ; stem very short ; basin deep, ribbed ; flesh yellow, 

 crisp, sub-acid, good. Fig. 451. Russian. 



Boiken. Medium, roundish conic ; yellowish green, reddened on 

 sunny side, cavity large ; stem short ; basin large ; flesh white, 

 acid. Very late keeper, good culinary apple. Fig. 456. Russian. 



Brooke's Pippin. Large, roundish, slightly conical ; greenish yel- 

 low, with a faint blush ; stalk short and stout ; cavity deep, rus- 

 seted; basin small, shallow, furrowed; flesh crisp, aromatic. 

 November to March. Productive. Maryland and Virginia. 



Bullock's Pippin, or American Golden Russet.* (Golden Russet, 

 Sheepnose.) Rather small, conical ; light yellow, sprinkled and 

 sometimes overspread with thin russet ; stalk long, slender ; basin 

 very small and narrow, ribbed; flesh yellowish white, very fine 

 grained, becoming very tender, with a mild, rich, slightly sub-acid 

 flavor. Growth erect, sho6ts rather slender ; leaves sharply serrate ; 

 tree overbears. Early winter. When well ripened, this apple is 



Fig. 4SS.— Longstem. Fig. 456.— Bniken. Fig. 457.— Rosenhager. 



Fig. 45S.— Red Queen. Fig. 459.— Arabsko. 



exceedingly delicate and tender ; sometimes it does not become soft 

 in ripening, when the quality is poor, and often worthless. It is 

 too small to become very popular. Generally rendered worthless at 

 the East by black mildew, and becoming more affected with it at 

 the West. Fig. 399. New Jersey. 



Canada Reinette. (Reinette du Canada, Canadian Reinette.) 

 Quite large, somewhat conical and flattened ; rather irregular, 

 ribbed, apex obtuse ; greenish yellow, sometimes a brown cheek ; 

 stalk short, cavity wide ; calyx large ; basin rather deep, irregular; 

 flesh nearly white, rather firm, becoming quite tender, juicy, with 

 a good, lively sub-acid flavor. Early and mid-winter. 



