250 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



tips reflexed; core medium, closed; flesh white, juicy and of a brisk, sub-acid flavor; 

 texture tender, brealiing, rather coarse; color pale red, washed with dull red in the 

 sun and conspicuously striped with darlier red when fully exposed. In tree and 

 fruit much like Oldenburg, but it may prove to be a distinct and productive culinary 

 variety. Season September. 



Bottle Greening.— Tree quite vigorous, spreading; fruit large, oblate, inclined to 

 conic; basin medium, slightly corrugated; cavity broad and deep; calyx small and 

 closed; color greenish-yellow, shaded with dull crimson in the sun. and thinly 

 sprinkled with light dots and specks; core small; flesh white, tender, sub-acid, 

 almost melting. Season January to February. 



Bradford's Best. — Tree quite vigorous and of an upright habit; fruit large, round- 

 ish, slightly conical, with a deep, narrow and abrupt cavity and a narrow, abrupt 

 and corrugated basin; stalk of medium size, three-fourths to one inch line; calyx 

 small, closed; calyx tube large, funnel shaped; color greenish, washed, dappled 

 and sparingly striped with dull, purplish red and specked and dotted with russet, 

 thickly sprinkled with large, irregular dots, having gray centers. Season December 

 to March. 



Canada Baldwin. — Tree very vigorous, upright with spreading branches; fruit 

 large, oblate, slightly angular; cavity deep, slightly irregular and rather large; basin 

 large, deep and corrugated; stalk one-half to three-fourths inches long, slender; color 

 whitish, thickly striped and splashed with rich red and crimson, purplish crimson 

 where fully exposed and having a slight bloom and many regular, pinkish dots 

 and specks; calyx closed or slightly open, small; calyx tube long, funnel shaped; 

 flesh very white, juicy, mild, sub-acid and a quince-like flavor; core medium, open; 

 seeds plump, pointed; quality good, valuable for desert or market purposes. Season 

 December to April. 



Cogswell.— Trees quite vigorous, upright rather spreading; fruit large, roundish, 

 conical, somewhat oblate; cavity broad, deep, acute with a brownish russet; basin 

 very narrow, shallow, corrugated; stalk one-half to one-inch in length, medium 

 size; calyx irregular, nearly closed; calyx tube conical; color pale ylelow, mostly 

 covered with red, striped and dappled with darker red and sometimes more or less 

 overspread with rough, brownish russet, with many dots and specks, increasing 

 towards the eye; flesh white, moderately juicy; aromatic, mild, sub-acid, rich, crisp, 

 tender, fine grained. Season November to March. 



Cornell.— Tree a strong, upright grower; fruit medium size, roundish, conical, 

 with a deep, acute, regular cavity and a narrow, abrupt, shallow and flat basin; 

 stalk one and one-eighth inches long, slender; color yellow, with a pale red blush 

 over most of the surface, and with broken stripes of darker red and faint marblings 

 of russet; calyx (ypen; calyx tube short, conical; flesh white, moderately juicy; core 

 compact; seeds few; flavor mild, sub-acid; texture tender, fine grained. Season 

 September. 



Gano.— A very vigorous growing tree, with a roundish head; fruit conical, some 

 what ribbed: cavity broad, deep, ribbed, grayish brown; basin narrow, abrupt, 

 corrugated; stalk three-fourths inch long, stout; calyx with short erect segments, 

 generally slightly open; calyx tube funnel shaped; color yellow, nearly covered with 

 dull red, splashed and briskly striped with darker red; core slightly open, small; 

 seeds roundish, ovate, plump; flesh a faint yellowish white; sprightly, sub-acid, 

 crisp, tender, juicy. Season October to March. 



