THE APPLE. 35 



for tho sheets is about nine and one-half inches long, seven and three- 

 quarters wide, with two holes punched along left-hand side for con- 

 venience in binding. Such blank sheets with suitable covers are now 

 used for note-taking in many schools; the advantage being that the 

 sheets can easily be arranged in alphabetical order, and new pages 

 added at any time. 



Printed Blank for Apple Descriptions. 

 (Ben Davis) apple. 



[Space for outline printed 

 direct from apple.] 



Described by. 



Date 



Source 



Size: Very large, large, medium, small 



Form: Oblate, round, conical, oblong 



Skin: Thin, thick, tough 



Surface: Smooth, rough, polished, unctuous; (1) pale; (2) col- 

 ored; (3) striped; (4) russet; ground-color : 



over-color ; bloom 



Dots: Obscure, distinct, few, many; color ; 



size ; areolar 



Cavity: Width ; depth ; form ; color ; 



stellate russet 



Stem: Short, medium, long, slender, stout 



Basin: Width ; depth ; form 



Calyx: Open, half open, closed 



Segments: Divergent, erect convergent, flat convergent, connivent. 



Core: Open, half open, closed; form ; meeting, clasping; 



sessile, distant 



Cells: Axile, abaxile, round, ovate, obovate, elliptical; entire, slit. 



Tube: Conical, funnel-shaped 



Stamens: Marginal, median, basal 



Seeds: Color ; size ; shape ; number per- 

 fect ; number imperfect 



Flesh: Color, texture 



Flavor: Acid, subacid, sweet 



Quality: Poor, fair, good, very good, excellent, best 



Season: Summer, fall, winter, spring 



Remarks: Tree, history, etc 



