Section 1.--Sweet.

SUB-SECTION 3.--RUSSET.

=Mansfield Russet.=

"Brought into notice by Dr. Joseph Mansfield, of Groton, Massachusetts. Tree vigorous and very productive. Fruit small, oblong, inclining to conic; Skin cinnamon russet; Stem long, inserted in a deep, furrowed cavity; Calyx partially closed, set in an open basin; Flesh not very juicy, rich, aromatic, saccharine, vinous; Keeps until April and May."--[Downing.]

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CLASS IV.--OBLONG APPLES.

+ORDER I.--REGULAR.+