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Section 1.--Sweet.

American Pomology. Apples · J. A. Warder — chapter 30 of 60 · ~112 words · public domain

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SUB-SECTION 3.--RUSSET.

=Pumpkin Sweet.=

SWEET RUSSET, of Ohio.

Fruit was exhibited at the Ohio State Fair at Zanesville.

Fruit large, regular, roundish, conical; Surface dull green, covered with a rough coat of russet.

Basin medium, regular; Eye medium, closed.

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

Core medium, regular; Seeds numerous, small, plump; Flesh spongy, light; Flavor sweet; Quality scarcely good; Use, baking, stock; Season, autumn.

This apple has never commended itself very highly to my notice in the limited opportunities I have had for its examination, but it is esteemed in some parts of the country for baking and for stock-feeding.

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CLASS II.--CONICAL APPLES.

+ORDER I.--REGULAR.+

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