CLASS m, — ^EOTJND APPLES. — I. II. U. 595 



Fameiise. 



SNOW — CHIMNEY — POMME DE NEIGE. 



This is a favorite Northern fruit of great beauty. Origin 

 uncertain — whether Canadian or French; It is greatly 

 valued in the North and Northwest as an early winter 

 apple. Tree vigorous, productive ; Shoots red ; Foliage 

 dark, abundant. 



Fruit medium, round, regular ; Surface pale waxen yel- 

 low, almost wholly covered deep red, made up of stnpes 

 and splashes that are not always traceable in the depth 

 of color — absent where a portion of the apple has been 

 shaded by a leaf; Dots minute. 



Basin medium, regular ; Eye very small, closed. 



Cavity wide, wavy, green ; Stem short. 



Core medium, heart-shaped, closed, meeting the eye ; 

 Seeds numerous, pointed, lich brown ; Flesh snowy white, 

 very tender, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, mild, 

 delioately perfumed, not rich ; Quality good ; Use, dessert, 

 kitchen, market ; Season, October to December. 



Farley Red. 



A native of Kentucky, already somewhat* extended 

 northward. Tree healthy, moderately thrifty, very pro- 

 ductive, making it small. 



Fig. 817.— FARLEY BED. 



