CLASS II. CONICAL APPLES. — I. L II. 



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Cavity acute, not deep, brown ; Stem short to medium. 



Core oval, regular, not meeting the eye, somewat open ; 

 Seeds numerous, large and imperfect, brown ; Flesh yellow, 

 lender, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor very sweet, rich, slight- 

 ly perfumed ; Quality very good to best ; Use, baking, mar- 

 ket and stock ; Season November to January. Keeps well. 



JMiluni. 



BLAIR. — (Eartly. ) 



This is another little southern favorita, to be found by 

 almost every cabin in parts of the West. Whole orchards 

 have been planted with sprouts fi-om the mother trees, 

 among the people to whom the art of grafting was an un- 



Fig. 146.— MILAM. 



heard of mystery. Now distributed by nurserymen all 

 over the country. 



Tree moderately vigorous, round-headed, twiggy; shoots 

 reddish ; foliage rather dark. Annually productive and 

 an early bearer. 



Fniit smMll to medium, conical, regular ; Surface smooth, 

 yellow, covered with marbled red, indistinct stripes ; Dots 

 small, gr.iy, scattered, prominent. 



