. American pomology : apples . Apples. 584 DEBCEIPTIONS OF APPLES. This valuable Southern keeper bids fair to become a great favorite. Tiee thrifty, very productive; Fruit small, globular, truncated, regular, handsome; Surface smooth, mixed bright red, and splashed crimson on pale yellow; Dots few, minute. Basin shallow, wide, regular; Eye small but long, closed; Calyx re- flexed. Cavity deep, reg- ular, brown; Stem medium to long, slender. Core medium, reg- ular, closed, or slightly open, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, dark; Flesh yellow, firm, finS-graihed, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, agreea


. American pomology : apples . Apples. 584 DEBCEIPTIONS OF APPLES. This valuable Southern keeper bids fair to become a great favorite. Tiee thrifty, very productive; Fruit small, globular, truncated, regular, handsome; Surface smooth, mixed bright red, and splashed crimson on pale yellow; Dots few, minute. Basin shallow, wide, regular; Eye small but long, closed; Calyx re- flexed. Cavity deep, reg- ular, brown; Stem medium to long, slender. Core medium, reg- ular, closed, or slightly open, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, dark; Flesh yellow, firm, finS-graihed, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, agreeable; Use, dessert; Season, Decem- ber till March or longer; Quality very Fig. 208.—BACCALIKUS. Beauty of Kent. A large English apple, well adapted to the kitchen. Tree upright, vigorous, rather productive. Fruit large to very large, roundish, flattened, somewhat conic, regular; Surface greenish yellow, more or less cov- ered with bright red mixed, and splashed with a darker hue; Dots small. Basin quite shallow, regular; Eye veiy small closed. Cavity medium, acute, wavy, green; Stem medium to short. Core regular, medium, ovate, slightly open, clasping the eye ; Seeds angular, imperfect; Flesh whitish yellow, breaking,juicy; Flavor acid; Quality only good; Use, cooking and market, for which it is well adapted by its size and appearance; Season, Septenaber and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Warder, J. A. (John Aston), 1812-1883. New York : Orange Judd and Company


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