CLASS I. FLAT APPLES. II. I. H. 477 



Fruit small to medium, round-oblate, pentangular, 

 slightly conical ; Surface smooth, pale yellow, lightly cov- 

 ered with mixed and striped red, and beautifully splashed 

 crimson. 



Basin narrow, regular or folded ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, regular, brown ; Stem medium to 

 long, green, sometimes knobby. 



Core regular, heart-sliaped, closed, meeting the eye ; 

 Seeds small, short; Flesh yellow, ter.der, fine grained, 

 juicy ; Flavor veiy sweet ; Quality almost first rate, very 

 good ; for table or baking ; Season September. 



Pliillip^' $«>rc«t. 



Origin believed to be Ohio ; Downing says, Chotocton 

 County, Ohio. 



Tree vigorous, healthy, growth upright, very produc- 

 tive. Elliott thinks it may prove to be the same with 

 Richmond. 



Fruit roundish, flattened, slightly conical, obscurely 

 angular or flattened on the sides ; Surface smooth', yellow, 

 more or less covered with reil, striped crimson ; Dots nu- 

 merous. 



Basin abrupt, regular, closed ; Eye closed, segments of 

 calyx long. 



Cavity large ; Stem medium length, rather slender. 



Flesh yellow, tender, crisp, juicy ; Flavor sweet, spicy, 

 rich • Season, November to March. 



' IVing Sweet. 



Tree very productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, angular; Surface very smooth, 

 yellow, mostly covered with red, indistinctly striped dark- 

 er red. 



Basin wide, deep, regular or folded ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity acute ; Stem long. 



Core small, regular, closed, scarcely touching the eye ; 

 Seeds ovate; Flesh yellow, tender, dry; Flavor sweet and 

 rich ; Quality good ; baking ; early winter. 



