258 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



tender, brisk, sub-acid; core small, closed; seeds many, large, ovate. Season 

 January to March; size large; quality good; quite productive. A promising variety, 

 particularly for home use. 



Peter. — Tree quite vigorous, upright with spreading branches; young wood stout, 

 reddish brown. Fruit oblate, inclining to conic; cavity broad, deep, sometimes with 

 much cinnamon russet; stalk one inch long, rather slender; basin deep, abrupt, 

 slightly plaited; calyx small nearly closed; calyx tube slightly funnel-shaped; color 

 dark red, yellow in tue shade, surface covered with a few light-yellowish specks, 

 more numerous towards the crown; flesh white, tender, .juicy, with a sprightly, 

 pleasant, sub-acid flavor; core medium, closed; seeds few, large, ovate, pointed. 

 Season October; size large: quality good; generally quite productive. This appears 

 to be a hardy and productive variety, and promising either for market or home use. 



Quaker (Crab). — Quite vigorous, tree spreading with a round head. Fruit round- 

 ish, slightly ovate; cavity narrow, deep; stalk slender, rather long; basin narrow, 

 deep, plaited; calyx closed, segments rather long with tips slightly reflexed; calyx 

 tube conical; color yellow with a brownish red blush where exposed and with a few 

 indistinct whitish specks; flesh white, moderately juicy, fine grained, crisp, mild, 

 sub-acid; seeds few, small. Season October to November; quality good; size me- 

 dium. 



Quince, Cole.— Tree quite vigorous, very upright. Fruit roundish, remotely 

 conical, slightly ribbed; cavity broad, with rays of brownish russet; stalk one-half 

 inch long, medium size; ba.sin uarroAv. ribbed; calyx closed; calyx tube conical; color 

 yellow, with a few dark specks; flesh whitish, juicy, crisp, tender, sharp, sub-acid; 

 core medium, closed; seeds few, plump. Season August and September; quality 

 medium; size medium to large. A valuable variety for cooking purposes. 



Red Aport.— Tree quite vigorous with an upright growth and spreading branches. 

 Fruit oblate, conical, regular; cavity broad, deep, with light gray russet; stalk quite 

 long and very stout; basin narrow, deep, abrupt, plaited; calyx open, segments up- 

 right, tips reflexed; calyx tube long, conical; color yellow, washed and obscurely 

 striped with two shades of red, with russet dots and rays of russet extending from 

 the cavity; j^oung wood dark grayish brown; foliage cupped; flesh white, juicy, 

 crisp, a little coarse, sub-acid. Season October and November; quality good; size 

 quite large. 



Rosenhager.— Tree quite vigorous, with a roundish head. Fruit round, regular, 

 slightly oblate-conical; cavity narrow, deep, with faint whitish-gray russet; stalk 

 three-fourths inch long, of medium size; basin broad, rather deep, corrugated; 

 calyx large, nearly closed; calyx tube long, funnel-shaped, remotely tubular: color 

 green or yellow when matured, with dark brownish red cheek, overspread, or faintly 

 striped, with dark red, with numerous light gray spots and specks; flesh greenish 

 white, juicy, crisp, rather tender, with an acid flavor; core open with large, long, 

 pointed seeds; quality medium. Season October to November; size quite large. 



Scarlet Cranberry.— Tree rather vigorous, spreading. Fruit oblate; cavity deep, 

 regular; stalk short and slender; basin broad, shallow, corrugated; calyx small, 

 open, with erect segments; calyx tube broad, funnel-shaped; color greenish yellow, 

 washed and remotely striped with dull, dark red, and nearly overspread with green- 

 ish irregular dots and specks; flesh whitisih, slightly veined, firm and juicy, with a 

 slightly sub-acid flavor; quality fair. Season December to February; size medium 

 to large. 



Sheriff.— Tree quite strong with spreading branches. Fruit roundish, inclining 

 to oblong, conical; cavity narrow, rather deep; stalk one inch long, rather slender; 

 basin narrow, shallow, plaited; calyx closed or partly open; calyx tube funnel- 

 shaped; color greenish, nearly overspread and faintly striped with dark red, 

 springled with small, light specks; flesh 'white, moderately juicy, fine-grained, 

 tender, with a mild sub-acid flavor; core medium, closed; quality good; size medium 

 to large. Season October to February. A handsome apple of good quality that is 

 likely to prove valuable if sufficiently productive. 



Somerset, New Tork.— Tree rather strong, upright. Fruit conical, slightly ribbed; 

 cavity broad with dense cinnamon russet; stalk seven-eighths of an inch long; 

 medium size; basin small, slightly plaited; calyx large, open; calyx tube conical; 

 color yellow, netted and spotted with grayish russet; flesh yellowish-white, 

 moderately juicy, tender, very sprightly and of quite high flavor. Season August 

 to September; size medium. An early bearer and a valuable variety for eating 

 purposes. 



Stark.— Tree very strong, with a roundish head, and spreading branches. Fruit 

 roundish, oblong, conical; cavity broad, narrow; stalk three-fourths inch long. 



