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DBSCBIPnONS OF APPLES. 



Tree thrifty, growth upright, twiggy, attaining large 

 eize, productive when old ; Shoots slender, reddish olive, 

 speckled ; Foliage scattering, folded, grayish green ; Sub- 

 ject to leaf-blight. 



Fruit large, globular-oblate, often unequal; Surface 

 greenish, or dull red, striped, russeted ; Dots numerous, 

 iarije, gray. 



Basin shallow, regular or plaited, leather-cracked ; Eye 

 small, closed. 



Cavity shallow, acute, often lipped ; Stem medium. 



Fig. 213.— pstob's bed. 



Core round, regular, closed, meeting the eye ; See49 

 numerous, angular, pointed ; Flesh yellow, tender, melt- 

 ing, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, rich ; Quality 

 best ; Use, table, kitchen ; Season, December, February. 



Bed. Bnsset. 



Origin Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. 

 Tree very vigorous and productive ; resembling Bald- 

 win in almost every particular. 



