CLASS III. — BOUND APPLES. — I. II. II. 



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found to be vigorous, healtby, upright, spreading and pro- 

 ductive. , 



The fruit was described in the Western Horticultvral 

 Heview for 1853, before I was aware that my friend Reu- 

 ben Ragan had an apple of the same name ; nevertheless, 

 this, by priority of publication, will stand, unless there 



Biff. 283. — ^LEWis. 



should prove to be another Lewis that can claim seniority 

 of pubhcation. I distinguish the other apple by calling it 

 Lewis of Ragan ; it is in another class. — [See Downing, p, 

 164.] 



Fruit medium to large, round, somewhat ovate, regular ; 

 Surface smooth, yellow, striped and marbled scarlet ; Dots 

 scattered, gray and yellow. 



Basin deep, abinipt, regular ; Eye medium, closed. 



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



Core regular, oval, heart-shaped, closed, meeting the 

 eye ; Seeds numerous, plump, brown ; Flesh jellow, very- 

 tender, crisp, juicy ; Flavor acid to sub-acid, rich, deli- 



