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per. Tree is an early and abundant bearer. Not attractive enough for 

 general market but very good for dessert. May do for special market. 



CRAB- APPLES. 



Dartmouth : — A medium large, brilliant variety of very good quality. 

 Flavor is mild and rich and is suitable for dessert purposes. Texture 

 is firm. The tree is vigorous and a fairly thrifty grower. Starts bearing 

 quite early and bears well. Ripens during the latter part of August. 

 Valuable for dessert, market and culinary purposes. Flavor is a little 

 mild for jelly. 



Excelsior: — Quite large, roundish; color i)ale largely overspread with 

 light red. The color is very attractive. Texture is very tender and as the 

 color shows bruises easily this variety needs careful handling. Flavor 

 is brisk sub-acid. Quality good. The tree is a vigorous and healthy 

 grower. Bears well biennially. Ripe during the latter part of August. 

 Desirable for kitchen purposes. Too tender for market. 



Florence: — A small, oblate crab-apple very handsomely striped with 

 broad stripes of bright red on creamy yellow gTOund. The tree is vigor- 

 ous and hardy. Very productive. Flavor acid. Texture firm. Its pro- 

 ductiveness, firmness and attractiveness make it a valuable variety for 

 market. Good for jelly and other home uses. Ripens during the third 

 week in August. 



. eTelly: — A medium-sized variety, colored with bright rod on yellow 

 ground. Flavor is brisk sub-acid. The tree is vigorous and a very 

 thrifty grower. Productive. Texture moderately firm. Color not very 

 attractive. Ripens early in September. Very good for jelly. Being 

 juicy it makes a large amount of jelly per measure. 



Martha :^ — Large but not quite as large as Excelsior. In color some- 

 what like it, being pale yellow shaded with bright red. Flavor brisk, 

 sprightly, sub-acid. Quality very good. Tree moderately vigorous ami 

 thrifty. Quite productive. Desirable for culinary purpost^s and for 

 market to a slight extent. Ripens during the latter part of August. 



North Star: — Medium small, bright red on yellow ground. Flavor sub- 

 acid. Quality fair. Texture tender. Tree moderately vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Can be used for the kitchen. Not very valuable. 



Quaker: — A medium sized crab with a brownish red cheek on a green- 

 ish vellow ground. The color is not verv attractive. Flavor mild sub- 

 acid. Quality fair. The tree is vigorous and a very thrifty groAver. Only 

 fairly productive. Not valuable. Ripens late in September. 



Alrginia: — Medium small, well colored, bright red. Flavor sprightly, 

 sub-acid. Quality very good. Texture firm. The tree is vigorous and 

 thrifty. Only a fair bearer. If productive, this variety would make 

 a very good market variety. Good for culinary purposes. Ripens in 

 mid-September. 



Whitney: — Large, Iteing the size of a fair sized apide. Color a dark 

 red on a creamy yellow ground. The color is very attrattive. Flavor 

 is mild sub-acid, pleasant. Quality good. For dessert purposes this 

 crab excels most of the apples ripening at this time. Tlie tree is very 

 thrifty and vigorous. A'ery productive. Very desirable for dessert, culi- 

 nary and UKirket purposes. Ripens about niid-August 



