586 DESCEIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



northern parts of Indiana and Uliiiois as in their southern 

 borders, where it has long been planted ; though the 

 northern orchards are still younsj, they are very promising. 

 The fruit is modified somewhat by a cooler climate, and 

 will keep later than that grown in the South. 



Tree remarkably healthy and vigorous, an upright, 

 rapid grower in the nursery, and has numerous short spur- 

 branches along the stem. In the orchard the limbs are set 

 very strongly, and the stems ai'e marked by little mam- 

 millar projections or knobs, that are very characteristic. 

 Tree large, spreading, productive, bears early; Shoots 

 long, reddish brown, smooth ; Foliage large, dark green. 



Fruit large, variable in form, round, often apparently 

 oblong, tapering to the eye, truncated, regular, sometimes 

 inclined, generally very true, as though turned in a lathe; 

 Surface sniootli, often polished, yellow covered with mixed 

 red, splashed bright red ; Dots minute, scattered. 



Basin generally shallow, in large developed specimens 

 deep, abrupt, always regular ; Eye large, open ; Segments 

 reflexed. 



Cavity deep, acute, wavy, brown ; Stemmedium to long. 



Core medium, regular, clasping the eye ; Seeds large, 

 plump ; Flesh whitish, breaking, tender, juicy ; Flavor 

 sub-acid, not rich ; Quality only good ; Use, market, 

 kitchen ; Season, December, January and longer. 



Blackburn. 



Found in the markets at Louisville, Kentucky ; not much 

 seen elsewhere. Origin unknown, probably Southern. 



Fruit large, round, somewhat flattened; Surface dull 

 looking, dull green and gray, with broken stripes of dark 

 dull red ; Dots large, gray about the apex. 



Basin narrow, regular ; Eye medium, closed. 



Cavity rather deep, acute, brown ; Stem medium, 

 curved, rather stout. 



Core flattened, open, clasping ; Flesh. white, crisp, juicy; 

 Flavor sub-acid, with a peculiar spicy, wild, rather 

 astringent taste, that diminishes with the maturity of the 

 fruit ; Quality considered good ; Use, family and market ; 

 Season September, November. Slackhum is sometimes 

 used as a synonym of FaU Queen, a different fruit. 



