CLASS .1 — FLAT APPLES. 1. IL I. 403 



Fruit medium, flat, uneven ; Surface smooth, yellowish- 

 green, becoming greasy ; Dots scattered, green. 



Basin medium, folded ; Eye medium, closed. 



Cavity deep, pointed; Stem medium. 



Core medium, wide, closed, clasping the eye ; Seeds 

 large; Flesh greenish-white, tender, juicy; Flavor sub- 

 acid ; Quality good ; Use kitchen, table ; Season September. 



Not particularly desirable. 



Early Harvest. 



This American apple has long' been a prime favorite in 

 the orchard, especially when planted for family use, since 

 it is of excellent quality for table as well as in the kitchen. 

 For the commercial orchard, however, it is falling into dis- 



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Fig. 69. — EARLY HAKVBST. 



favor with the market men, because of its uncertainty, and 

 its proneness to be defective on some soils. 



Tree spreading, healthy and vigorous ; the limbs are 

 very strongly attached to the trunk by a woody enlarge- 

 ment at their base, and the pale oliVe twigs are remark- 



