. Fruits and fruit-trees of ng shoots smooth, reddish brown. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, sometimes roundish, slightlyconical; skin whitish, shaded with light bright red, striped and brokensplashes of dark red, and a few light and brown dots ; stalk very short,small; cavity medium, sometimes a little russeted ; basin small, corru-gated ; flesh white, tender, juicy, mild subacid, slightly vinous ; verygood ; core rather small. October, November. Johnson. Originated with Thomas Johnson, Ash Ridge, 111. Tree vigorous,upright, an annual and good bearer ; it is highly prized w
. Fruits and fruit-trees of ng shoots smooth, reddish brown. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, sometimes roundish, slightlyconical; skin whitish, shaded with light bright red, striped and brokensplashes of dark red, and a few light and brown dots ; stalk very short,small; cavity medium, sometimes a little russeted ; basin small, corru-gated ; flesh white, tender, juicy, mild subacid, slightly vinous ; verygood ; core rather small. October, November. Johnson. Originated with Thomas Johnson, Ash Ridge, 111. Tree vigorous,upright, an annual and good bearer ; it is highly prized where it origi-nated. THE APPLE. 17 Fruit meclium to large, oblate, sometimes slightly oblique ; skin palegreenisk yellow, almost entirely covered -witli dark rich red, incliningto maroon, and moderately sprinkled with light and gray dots ; stalkvery short, small; cavity medium, russet; calyx open; basin medium,sKghtly plaited ; flesh yellowish, fine, juicy, mild rich subacid, incliningto sweet; very good ; core small. December, Irisli Pippin. Kansas Queex. Raised by Burrell Atkinson, Leavenworth, Kan. Tree hardy, vigor-ous, forming a handsome open head ; very productive. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical, slightly angular; skinentirely covered with light and dark red, sometimes almost purplish inthe sun, moderately sprinkled with small light and gray dots; stalkshort, slender; cavity deep, rather narrow; calyx closed or nearly so ;basin medium, corrugated; flesh quite white, rather firm, juicy, briskvsubacid ; good ; core rather large. August, September. Kansas Sweet. A seedling raised by B. Atkinson, of Leavenworth, Kansas. Treeerect, compact, vigorous, productive. Fruit rather large, oblate, slightly conical; skin gi^eenish yellow,covered with broken stripes of light red and crimson ; dots small, black,scattered; stalk short, rather thick; cavity regular, wide, deep; calyxsmall, closed; basin shallow; flesh yellowish white, fine, juicy, crisp,breaking, very ten
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