CLASS n. CONICAL APPLES. — ^L H. I. 509 



description of which I have not seen. At one time this 

 apple was confounded with the Michael Senry by many 

 of us, and Mr. Elliott gives it as a synonym of that va- 

 riety, but they are very distinct. 



TVee spreading, vigorous, productive, the bark often 

 marked by a kind of canker or crack. Foliage large, 

 rather light green. 



Fruit medium to large, handsome when fair, but often 

 scabby on rich limestone soils and on old trees, conical, 

 regular, sometimes obscui-ely angular; Surface smooth, 

 yellow, often bronzy ; Dots scattered, small, dark. 



Basin abrupt, regular or shallow and folded ; Eye me- 

 dium, closed. . 



Cavity acute, wavy, brown ; Stem medium to long, oi- 

 ten knobby and clubbed. 



Core regular, closed, slightly clasping the eye ; Seeds 

 few, pointed, pale or yellow ; Flesh yellow, fine grained, 

 tender, crisp, juicy; Flavor mild sub-acid, very rich; 

 Quality best; Uses table, kitchen, market; Season De- 

 cember to March. 



This is supposed to be a Kentucky seedling. It was re- 

 ceived from my friend Oimsby Hite, of Louisville. 



Fruit full, medium, truncated, regular; Surface , very 

 smooth, yellow-green ; Dots scattered, gray, white bases. 



Basin medium, wavy, plaited ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity wide, acute, wavy, brown ; Stem shoii:, green. 



Core small, heart-shaped, regular, closed, cl.asping; Seeds 

 pointed, angular, dark; Flesh white, tender, breaking, 

 juicy ; Flavor sub-acid ; Quality good ; Use, table, kitch- 

 en ; Season, December to March. 



