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DESCEIPnONS OF APPLES. 



Tree very Tigorons, spreading, productive, not long- 

 lived ; Shoots very stout, dark ; Leaves Inrge. 



Fruit large, round or oblate-conic, regular; Surface 

 sometimes smooth, greenish-yellow, often blushed crim- 

 Bon — large specimens covei-ed with whitish veined marks ; 

 Dots numerous, gray, large, and having whitish bases. 



Basin rather deep, regular ; Eye large, open. 



Cavity deej), regular, brown ; Stem short, stout. 



Core medium, closed, meeting the eye ; Seeds numer- 

 ous, angular; Flesh whitish, often greenish-white, light, 

 tender, juicy ; Flavor very mild sub-acid, or sweet, with 

 little character ; Quality scarcely good ; Use, market and 

 stock ; Season, November, December, and may be kept 

 longer if desired. 



Micbavl Henry. 



MICHAEL HENKT PIPPIN. — [C(W».] 



Origin Monmouth County, New Jersey. Extensively 



Tig. 139.— HICHAXL HENST. 



