CLASS I. — FLAT APPLES. 1. II. H. 427 



Fruit medium, oblate, regular ; Surface smooth, j'ellow, 

 covered witli mixed red and striped bright red ; Dots scat- 

 tered, minute. 



Basin medium, folded or plaited ; Eye large, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular, green ; Stem sliort or medium. 



Core flattened, closeil, clasping the eye ; Seeds numerous, 

 plump, dark ; Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, breaking; Flavor 

 sub-auid ; Quality scarcely second rate, but useful for cook- 

 ing, and keeps sound until May. 



Carolina. Kaldwin. 



This nice southern apple was received from S. W. West- 

 brooke, of Greensboro'. Of the tree I know nothing. 



Fruit medium, oblate, regular; Surface yellow-green, 

 with mixed red and stripes ; Dots numerous, large, white. 



Basin abrupt, regular; Eye Inrge, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular ; Stem, medium to long. 



Core small, regular, heart-shaped, closed ; Seeds pointed ; 

 Flesh yellow, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor, sub-acid ; good 

 for table' in November. 



Cheese. 



This fruit was received from Lewis Sanders, of Grass 

 Hills, Gallatin County, Kentucky, by whom it was gi-own 

 and esteemed. 



Fruit medium to small, oblate, regular ; SurfaCe smooth, 

 yellowish-green, striped purple red, splashed deep red ; 

 dots scattered, gray and purple. 



Basin shallow, regular, or abrupt and deep, in different 

 specimens ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular, brown ; Stem long, slender. 



Core regular, closed ; Axis long ; Seeds plump, pointed, 

 dark ; Flesh yellow, tender, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor sub- 

 acid, agreeable ; Quality good for the table in December 

 and January. 



Colvert. 



Fruit large, roundish-oblate, slightly conic, regular, often 

 unequal ; Surface smooth, yellowish-green, mixed, striped, 

 light red ; Dots scattered, distinct, white. 



Basin deep, abrupt, regular, folded ; Eye medium. 



