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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



TABULATION OF CRAB APPLKS, 1900. 



(rjTUS bacoata; including actual and supposed hybrids.) 



Abbreviations: Month— e, early; ni, middle; 1, late. Form— e, conical; i, irregular: o, oblate; ob, 

 oblong; ov, ovate: r, roundi.sh. Color— g. green; r, red; ru, russet; w, white; y, yellow. Texture— e, 

 crisp: d, dry; f, tirm; j, juicy; t, tender. Flavor— a, acid; m, mild. Use— d, dessert; k, kitchen; 

 ni, market. 



Xanie. 



August 1890 



Dartmouth. 

 Excelsior . 

 Florence . 



Gibb i 1890 



Martha 



North Star. 

 No. 1 New .. 

 No. 2 New .. 



Quaker 



Whitnev . . . 



Gibb. — Of medium size, pale yellow, imjov in ([iiality. Worthless here. August. 



Martha. — Size medium, oblate; eoloi- yellow well overspread with bright red; 

 quality very good. Tree upright, sjjreading, vigorous, and moderately productive. 

 Late August and early September. 



North Star. — Pale yellow, nearly overspread with Itright red in the sun. Resembles 

 Transcendent in texture and Havor. Apt to be small and inferior. August. 



No. 1 Xew. — Although a crab seedling, appearances Avould place this variety with 

 the apples rather than with the crabs. Resembles Duchess closely in tree and some- 

 what in fruit. Ripens about a week later than Oldenburg, and would seem to be a 

 valuable variety to follow it for market. Very good for culinary ])urposes, but too 

 brisk for eating uncooked. A little tender and requires careful handling. 



Xo. 2 New. — Like Xo. 1 Xew this variety resembles the apple rather than the 

 crab. Of medium size, greenish yellow shaded with red. 'J'he tree is a good grower 

 and an abundant bearer. 



October. — Small, yellow, shaded with red, of poor quality. Subject to dark leathery 

 spots beneatli the skin. Worthless here. 



Quaker. — A hand.some upright spreading grower but a very shy bearer. The fruit 

 is yellow with brownish red cheek. October to November. 



Virginia. — Size medium, roundish: color light red turning a shade darker in tlie 

 sun: quality very good. The tree is an upright spreading grower, with stout reddish 

 brown shoots. Late September. 



Whitney. — Medium to large, smooth and perfect in form; color dark red on yellowish 

 ground, handsome; texture crisp; flavor mild, sprightl.y, sub-acid; quality very good. 

 The tree is an upright vigorous grower and an abundant bearer. A valuable variety. 



XUTS. 



Six varieties of chestnuts fruited this season. Paragon, one of the best known 

 of the European grouj). was the most productive. Cosford and Kentisli Cob filberts 

 bore quite freely. Of the two varieties Cosford is the hardier and more reliable. The 

 Japan walnut, Jiifilans Hciholdii, sustained its past reputation for heavy bearing. The 

 tree is valuable for ornamental ijuvposes as well as for the nuts which are of quite 

 good quality. The English walnut makes very slow growth. An eleven-year-old tree 

 stands less than five feet in height and shows no signs of fruiting. 



