CLASS I. ^PLAT APPLES. — ^I. L 11 393 



Core wide, large, closed ; with large, plump, pointed 

 seeds ; Flesh yellow, tender, fine jrrained, juicy ; with a 

 sweet, rich and aromatic flavor. Valuable for stock and 

 for apple-buiter ; Sea.son, October to January. 



Conant's Red. 



This variety is cultivated in southern Ohio and adjacent 

 regions, to which it has been distributed by the venerable 

 Pomologist, H. N. Gillett, of Quaker Bottom, to whom 

 the author is under many obligations for valuable infoi-ma- 

 tion connected with the fruits of that productive region. 



Fig. 61. — OONANT'S RED. 



Fruit full medium, regular, oblate, and sometimes 

 nearly round. 



In appearance this apple is not very prepossessing, as 

 the surface is rough, the yellow ground is obscured by 

 mixed red, upon which are red stripes and streaks of rus- 

 set ; dots are numerous, minute, indented, yellow or fawn 

 colored. 



Basin rather deep, abrupt, regular or wavy ; Eye small, 

 clofsed. 



Cavity wide, wavy or regular, green ; Stem medium to 

 long, slender. 

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