CLASS in. — ^feOUND APPLES. — I. II. n. 591 



Dantel. 



This delightful autumn dessert apple is grown in Henry 

 County, Indiana. 



Fruit medium to small, round, flattened, regular ; Sur- 

 face smootli, mixed scarlet on yellow, splashed carmine ; 

 Dots minute. 



Basin shallow, regular; Eye medium, closed. 



Core wide, regular, open ; Seeds numerous, plump ; 

 Flesh yellow, very fine-grained, tender, juicy ; Flavor sub- 

 acid, aromatic, delicious ; Quality best ; Use, the dessert ; 

 Season, September. 



Dan Pearmain. 



This very beautiful seedling was procured by Reuben 

 Ragan from near the battle-field of Tippecanoe, Indiana, 

 where it was found in a seedling orchard. 



Fruit medium to small, round, flattened, regular, fair 

 and h.andsome ; Surface yellow, covered with bright red, 

 mixed, striped and splashed ; Dots numerous, large, yel- 

 low, prominent. 



Basin deep, regular or plaited ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, regular, sometimes brown; Stem 

 long, slender, red. 



Core small, turbinate, closed; Seeds numerous, small, 

 plump ; Flesh yellow, breaking, tender ; Flavor very mild 

 sub-acid, rich ; Quality almost best ; Use, table, kitchen, 

 market ; on older trees too small for profit ; Season, De- 

 cember to March. 



I>»y. 



BOTAIi PIPPIN. 



From Reuben Ragan. Frnit large, round, somewhat 

 conic, regular ; Surface smooth, yellow, striped, splashed, 

 mottled, carmine ; Dots numerous, gray, large. 



Basin shallow, folded ; Eye sinall, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, green ; Stem medium, clubbed. 



Core wide, pyriform, slightly open, clasping; Seeds 

 numerous, pointed, angular, dark ; Flesh yellowish white,, 

 firm, breaking, granular ; Flavor sub-acid ; Quality good ; 

 Use, kitchen ; Season, January. Not destined to take a 

 very high rank. 



