CLASS L — ^FLAT APPLES. — U. II. HI. 491 



Tates County, New York ; was described and figured in 

 the Transactions of the State Agricultural Society. 



Tree thrifty, upright, productive, and very early bearer. 



Fruit large, oblate or globular-olslate, pentangular; Sur- 

 face very smooth, yellow, well covered with mixed bright 

 red, Stripes not distinct ; Dots scattered, yellow. 



Basin wide, abrupt, regular ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity regular, brown ; Stem medium, green. 



Core regular, wide, heart-shaped, closed, meeting the 

 eye ; Seeds numerous, large, angular ; Flesh yellowish- white, 

 tender, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor mild sub-acid; Quality 

 good ; Uses, market, table and kitchen ; Season, Novem- 

 ber and December. 



CLASS I.— FLAT APPLES. 



ORDER II.— IRREGULAR 



SECTION 2.— ACID. 



RTJB-SECnON 8.— EUSSET. » 



GraDberry Rnsset. 



This apple was introduced to the notice of the Ohio Po- 

 mological Society by its Vice-President, J. Austin- Scott, 

 of Toledo, Ohio. 



Fruit medium to large, oblate, flattened at the sides, ir- 

 regular ; Surface rough, russeted, blushed carmine, uneven ; 

 Dots numerous, large, gray, prominent. 



Basin shallow, uneven ; Eye small, partially open. 



Cavity deep, acute, green ; Stem long, slender, knobby. 



Core wide, regular, closed ; Seeds long, angular, brown ; 

 Flesh breaking, tender, not very juicy ; Flavor quite acid ; 

 Quality second rate, but said to be superior for cooking ; 

 Season, November and December. 



JRoxIfitry Russet. 



BOSTON BUSSET. — PUTNAM BUSSET. 



This standard apple is perhaps as widely known and as 

 much admired as any other m the catalogue. It was 



