THE APPLE. 



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short; fleish yellow, with yellow veinin!i;s, fine-grained, juicy, sprightly 

 subacid, very good. September. 



Pi.rte 



Prices Sweet. — Of very strong upright gro^^tll in nursery and 

 orchard; subject to sunscald where stem is not protected; popular in 

 parts of the AA'est. 



Fruit medium, regular, oblong conical, often unequal; surface 

 yellowish green, mostly thinly covered with mixed and marbled dull 

 red, obscurely sjdashcd and striped; dots large, distinct, numerous, 

 russet, rough; cavit}' slightly acuminate, deep, regular, with large 

 patch of russet radiating out over liase; stem medium to long; basin 

 narrow, corrugated, shallow; calj'x closed; segments erect convergent. 

 Core half 0})en; cells abaxile, elliptical; tulje funnel-shaped; stamens 

 median; seeds short, plump, few, crowded in cells; Ilesh yellowish 

 white, moderately juicy, very sweet, good. Seiitt'mber and ( )ctober. 



Primate. — Origin unknown; one of the best dessert summer 

 apples for the family orchard; too tender for distant shipment; tree 



