THE APPLE. 



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Fruit medium, roundish, sliglitly flattened; surface pale, Avaxcn 

 yellow, almost or wholly covered with fine deep solid red, on shaded 

 side and on specimens protected from the sun tire coloring consists of 

 stripes and splashes; dots minute, obscure; cavity narrow, wavy, 

 acute, fijrt'pni stem short, medium, slender; hasin shallow, rather 

 narrow, smooth; calyx small, closed; segments short divergent. Core 

 small, closed, barely clasping; cells ovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; 



Fameuse. 



stamens marginal; seeds long, pointed; flesh snow-white, often 

 stained with red, very tender, juicy, fine-grained, perfumed, mild 

 subacid, ^'ery good. Octol)er, December. 



Family. — Origin, Georgia; tree of fine regular gro^\1li and pro- 

 ductive. 



Fruit medium, oblate conical ; svirface shaded, striped, and sjilashed 

 witli dull red over half or more of its surface; dots numerous, large, 

 light; cavity rather large, slightly russeted; stem slioi't, small; 

 basin medium, slightly wrinkled; calyx closed; segments medium, 

 partially reflexed; flesh, white, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant, subacid, 

 ver}' good. August, September. 



Fanny. — Origin, Pennsylvania; tree vigorous, spreadin<r, very 

 productive. 



Fruit above medium to large, roundish oblate, sliglitly conical; 

 surface yellow, almost or -wliolly covered with deej) rich crimson; 



