CLASS n. — CONICAL APPLES. — n. n. IL 



541 



Gore medium, regular, closed , Seeds large ; Flesh yel- 

 low, very tender, fine-grained, very juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, 

 aromatic, refreshing, vinous ; Quality best ; Use, dessert es- 

 pecially ; Season, August and September. 



There is another similar fruit — the Frank or Chentmgo 

 Stravoberry, which is by some preferred to thLs. 



Northern Spy. 



Origin near Rochester, New York. Tree very vigor- 

 ous, large, upright, spreading, w^hen older ; shoots reddish. 



Fig. 174.— NOBTHEBN SFT. 



leaves healthy, large, dark. Tree productive when old, 

 but not an early bearer; needs trimming to admit light and 

 air to the frait. 



Fruit large, flattened-conical, angular ; Surface smooth, 

 yellow, mixed, and splashed, scarlet, or crimson; Dots 

 scattered, small. 

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