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vigorous, strong, and stocky, and very productive. The fruit ripens 

 in succession, and hence it is better adapted for the home orchard. 



Primate. 



Fruit medium; form roundish olilate, slightly conical, angular, 

 irregular; surface yellowish green, when ripe nearly white, with 

 crimson blush; cavity large, deej), narrow, irregular; stem medium; 

 basin abrupt, somewhat corrugated; calyx small, closed; flesh white, 

 fine-grained, very tender, juicj', sprightly mild subacid, very good to 

 best. August to Octol)er. 



Prolific Sweeting. — Origin, Paissia; a valualjle productive sweet 

 apple. In Vermont Dr. T. H. Hoskins found it "the best of the sweet 

 apples for market |(Urposes." 



Fruit aljove nii'(li\nu, roundish oblate, irregular, obscui'rly an- 

 gular; surface polished, smooth, ])ale yellow, becoming :\ waxen 

 white; dots \\-liite, minute, numi'rous, a irw russet dots; cavilx' 

 dee]), acuminate, ribbed, with some stellate russet; stem short to 

 medium; basin shallow, wide; corr\igated; calyx closed; segments 

 erect convergent. Core half open, clas])ing; cells ovate, slit; tube 

 long, wide, open to core, funnel-shaped; stamens m.'irginal; seeds 

 plump; flesh wliite, linr-gr.'dned, : wcet, juic}', very good. August. 



