560 



DBSCEIPnONS or APPI-ES. 



Basin mde, regular, or folded; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, regular, broT(Ti ; Stem very efaort. 



Core medium, round, regular, closed ; Seeds few, large, 

 plump ; Flesh greenish-yellow, firm, juicy ; Flavor sweet, 

 rich ; Quality poor for dessert, though it is eatable in the 



Fig. 189.— oiLHN. 



spring — valuable for its cider from the richness of the must. 

 Keeps sound until May — ^bruises do not rot as in other ap- 

 ples. Valuable also for stock. 



Its early bearing makes it very desirable in a new coun- 

 try, and in the prairies it has received the soubriquet of 

 " ItxMara and Cents." 



Ball. 



BAIX'B BEEDLmO — HAI.I.'S BED. 



From Franklin County, North Carolina, and now being 

 spread throughout the Western States as a fruit of ^reat 

 promise. 



