CLASS n. — coincAi. apples. — n. n. n. 543 



Basin very shallow, plaited ; Eye very small, closed. 



Cavity acute, regular, bro-wued ; Stern medium. 



Core long, oval, embracing the eye ; Flesh whitish, ten- 

 der, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor acid; Quality good; Table 

 or kitchen ; Season, Jidy and August. 



Scalloped CJilUflo-vrer 



This is supposed to be an old European variety. Its 

 peculiarly irregular form makes it quite a remarkable fruit. 

 It is sometimes called JRed GUUflovoer ; but that name is 

 also very commonly applied to quite another fruit — ^the 

 Hed Winter JPearmain, described on a previous page, in 

 Class IL, Order L, Section 2., Sub-section 2. 



Fruit large, round-conic, very irregular, furrowed and 

 ribbed ; Sui-face yellow, marbled and splashed scarlet. 



Basin abrapt, deep, folded or ribbed; Eye medium, 

 closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, irregular, wavy ; Stem medium. 



Core regular, round, very open, meeting the eye; Seeds 

 numerous, plump ; Flesh yellow, breaking, tender ; Flavor 

 sub-acid, aromatic ; Quality scarcely good ; Use, table, 

 kitchen ; Season, November, December. Chiefly grown 

 noithward. 



Seager. 



This large, handsome fruit was exhibited at the Ameri- 

 can Pomological Society's meeting at Philadelphia, in 

 1860, by Chas. P. Davis, of Phillipsburgh, New Jersey. 

 The Committee reported it " Good." 



Fruit large, roundish-conic, irregular ; Surface smooth, 

 yellow, striped, splashed and mixed carmine ; Dots scat- 

 tered, yellow. 



Basin abrupt, narrow, folded, plaited; Eye medium, 

 large, closed. 



Cavity wide, wavy, brown and yellow ; Stem medium, 

 knobby. 



Core roundish, open, clasping ; Seeds angular, imperfect ; 

 Flesh yellowish- white, breaking, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor 

 sub-acid, aromatic ; Quality good to very good ; Use, tar 

 ble, kitchen ; Season, September. 



