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as a filler in commercial orchards, also valuable for permanent planting for home and 

 market purposes. The tree matures young, bears heavily and is short lived. 



Wealthy. — Tree moderately vigorous, with a roundish head; an early and abundant 

 bearer. Fruit large, roundish-oblate ; color pale yellow, mostly overspread with dark 

 red. A valuable fall market variety. Will keep until December or later with proper 

 handling. 



Yellow Transparent. — An early Russian variety valuable for home planting. Size 

 medium, roundish, remotely conical; color clear, light yellow; texture tender, juicy; 

 quality good. August. 



CRAB APPLES. 



August. — Tree vigorous with roundish head. Fruit roundish-conical, very large for a 

 crab apple; color yellow, washed and striped with red; texture crisp, tender; quality 

 fair. Not considered valuable. 



Excelsior. — Above medium in size, handsomely colored, of good quality. Should take 

 well in market but it is a trifle tender and requires careful handling. Tree is an upright, 

 vigorous grower and an abundant bearer. 



Florence. — Received from Stark Bros. Fruit small, oblate; color clear yellow, striped 

 with light red, quality good. Tree is an upright, spreading grower of moderate vigor. 

 Inclined to overbear and much of the fruit is undersized and imperfect as a result of 

 this tendency. 



Gibb. — Small, roundish-oblate, pale yellow, of poor quality. Worthless here. August. 



Jelly. — Tree tall, upright, spreading, vigorous. Fruit roundish; color pale yellow, 

 overlaid with bright red; flesh white, crisp and juicy; quality good. Rather slow to 

 bear, but otherwise promising. September and early October. 



Abbreviations: 



TABULATION OF CRAB APPLES. 1901. 



Same as for apples. 



(Pyrus baccata; including actual and supposed hybrids.) 



Name. 



August 1890 



Dartmouth | 1890 



Excelsior 



Florence 



Gibb 



.Telly 



Martha . . . 

 No. 1 New 

 October... 



Quaker 



Serotina.. 

 Whitney . 



5 

 10 



10 

 5 



10 

 8 



P 



o 



cc 



Aug., Sept. 

 September.. 

 Aug., Sept. 

 September.. 



August 



Sept., Oct.. 



6 September.. 



10 August 



C Aug., Sept. 



5 Oct., Dec... 



10 1 September 



10 August. 



k 



km 

 km 

 k 



km 



km 

 km 



km 



Martha. — Fruit medium, oblate; color yellow well overspread with bright red; quality 

 very good. Tree upright, spreading, vigorous, moderately productive. Late August 

 and early September. 



No. 1 New. — Received from the late Peter M. Gideon of Excelsior, Minnesota. Although 

 a crab seedling, its appearance would place this variety with the apples rather than 

 with the crabs. Resembles Duchess closely in tree and somewhat in fruit. Ripens about 

 ;i week later than Duchess, and would seem to be a valuable variety to follow it for 

 market. Very good for culinary purposes, but too brisk for eating uncooked. A trifle 

 tender and should be handled carefully. 



