556 DEBCBIFnONS OF APPLES. 



Core medium, regular, round, clasping ; Seeds plump ; 



Fig. 186. — PABASISB BUMUEB SWEET. 



Flesh yellow, melting, juicy ; FlaTor rich, sweet ; Quality 

 best; TJse table and kitchen ; Season August, September. 



Paradise Winter S'vreet. 



Origin believed to be similar to its predecessor — ^Lancas- 

 ter County, Pennsylvania. 



Fniit large, globular, often unequal ; Surface smooth, 

 yellowish- white ; Dots scattered, minute. 



Basin abrupt, regular ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, brown ; Stem long, slender. 



Core large, wide, open, clasping; Seeds plump and 

 dark ; Flesh white, tender, breaking, juicy ; Flavor veiy 

 sWeet ; Quality good ; Use, baking and stock ; Season, De- 

 cember to March. 



