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somely striped with two shades of red; flesh yellow, firm, juicy; rather sharp 

 acid. Quality only fair. Season December to February. Badly affected with 

 brown leathery spots under the skin. Should this prove characteristic of the 

 variety, it would be of little value. 



Honey: — Received in 1894 from Frank Ford, Ravenna, Ohio. Fruit oblate; 

 gi'eenish yellow; flesh white, medium-firm, rather coarse, not juicy. Flavor 

 mild, sweet, pleasant. Quality good. Ripe September 20th. Not promising. 

 Many more attractive looking apples. 



Hyde King: — A very promising variety. The trees have made a strong 

 vigorous growth, forming a handsome, round head. Fruit medium to large; 

 roundish to oblate; color clear yellow, nearly covered with bright handsome red; 

 very smooth. Basin broad, shallow, plaited; stem of medium length, stout, set 

 in a broad, shallow cavity. Calyx, large, open. Flesh very firm, crisp, juicy, 

 breaking, fine-grained; flavor sprightly, sub-acid; quality good. Season Decem- 

 ber to April. Should this variety prove productive, it will be a valuable addi- 

 tion to the long-keeping, winter varieties for market. 



Keeschmemet: — Received in 1894 from Division of Pomology. Fruit large, dis- 

 tinctly oblate-conic, ribbed; color greenish-yellow, striped and splashed with dull 

 red. Basin of medium size, plaited. Stem of medium length, slender, set in a 

 large, russeted cavity: flesh greenish-white, tender, crisp, fine-grained, juicy; 

 flavor mild, sub-acid. Quality good. Season December to March. Rather unat- 

 tractive in appearance. 



Kraus: — Received in 1895 from C. F. Kraus, Clarence, Erie Co., N. Y. Matured 

 a few fine specimens this season. Fruit large, roundish, conic; color clear yel- 

 low, overlaid with bright red on one side; flesh white, medium firm, juicy, fine- 

 grained; flavor, mild, pleasant. Quality good. Season November to January. 



Lady: — Origin France. Matured a partial crop of small, handsomely colored 

 fruit of fine quality. Desirable as a' dessert sort for home use, and for market 

 purposes for a strictly fancy trade, as it brings a very high price in the city 

 markets. The trees are very iipright, close growers and promise to be productive. 

 The fruit is borne in thick clusters and is covered on one side with deep, rich 

 red. Season December to March. 



Limber Twig: — Trees spreading, drooping growers, forming a round head. 

 Fruit small, roundish; color greenish-yellow, overlaid with dark, dull red; flesh 

 greenish-white, very firm, moderately juicy, but of poor quality. Season .January 

 to May. Too poor in quality and unattractive in appearance to prove valuable. 

 Marshall: — Received from Stark Brothers in 1892 and said to be a California 

 seedling. Fruit medium-sized, oval, tapering to the eye. Color, very dark re'l. 

 almost black. Flesh white with red under skin, very firm, breaking, fine-grained, 

 rather dry. Flavor sub-acid, pleasant. Season December to April. A promising 

 winter variety if it proves productive. 



Newby: — Received in 1894 from F. F. Newby, Carthage, Ind. Tree a rather 

 slow, spreading grower. Fruit large; form variable, roundish to oblate, some- 

 times oblique; color yellow, overlaid, striped and splashed with bright red; basin 

 large, broad, deep, plaited. Stem short, stout, set in a broad, deep, russeted 

 cavity; flesh yellowish, with a sprightly sub-acid flavor. Quality very good. 

 Season December to March. A promising new red winter variety. 



Noble Sovari — Of Hungarian origin. Received from Division of Pomology in 

 1894. Fruit large, irregular, oblate-conic, ribbed. Basin medium-sized, rathe- 

 abrupt, plaited. Stem very short, stout; cavity large, deep, russeted. Color 

 yellow, overlaid and striped with bright red; flesh yellowish, medium firm, rather 

 coarse, crisp, moderately juicy. Quality fair to good. Season November to 

 February. 



Paragon: — Received in 1890 from Wm. Parry, Parry, N. J. Seems identical 

 with Mammoth Black Twig as grown here. Fruit medium to lar.ge. roundish- 

 oblate; color yellow ground, overlaid with light and dark red; flesh, yellow, 

 very firm, crisp, juicy, with sub-acid flavor. Quality good. Season January to 

 May. 



Palmer: — Received in scion in 1897 from the Division of Pomolo.gy. Fruit 

 large, oblate, regular; color greenish-yellow, with faint tinge of red and russet 

 dots and splashes. Stem very lon.g, rather slender, set in a large, deep cavity: 

 flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, juicy, fine-grained, with a brisk, sub-acid flavor. 

 Quality good. Season December to February. 



Palouse: — Received in 1895 from Geo. Ruedy, Colfax, Washington. Fruit la-ge, 

 oblate, regular; color yellow, striped and splashed with red. Basin narrow, deep. 



