10 The Bulletin. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES. 



S. B. SHAW. 



APPLES. 



ALBEMARLE (YELLOW NEWTOWN): 



Tree vigorous, productive under favorable conditions. Fruit me- 

 dium, roundish, oblate; cavity regular, wide, obtuse, deep, russeted ; 

 basin wide, ribbed, medium deep. Calyx* open. Surface greenish 

 yellow, white and russet veinings; dots distinct, numerous, minute, 

 russet. Flesh firm, crisp, juicy, yellow. Flavor rich, subacid. Very 

 good. Late winter. 

 ASTRACHAN. (See Red Astrachan.) 

 ARKANSAS (MAMMOTH BLACKTWIG): 



Tree vigorous, spreading, productive. Fruit large, roundish, ob- 

 late, conical. < avity regular, obtuse, russeted. Basin shallow, 

 nearly smooth. Calyx closed. Surface yellowish, almost entirely 

 covered with red ; dots distinct, many, whitish. Flesh yellow, with 

 yellow veinings, firm, juicy. Flavor mild, subacid. Core partly 

 open ; seeds few, plump, short. Very good. Winter. 

 BEN DAVIS: 



Tree erect, hardy, vigorous, productive. Fruit medium, roundish, 

 oblong, conical. Cavity deep, regular, acute, russeted ; basin medium, 

 almost regular. Calyx partly open. Surface smooth yellow, almost 

 entirely covered with bright ancl deep red splashes and stripes ; dots 

 distinct, minute, few, gray. Flesh white, firm, juicy. Flavor sub- 

 acid. Good. Winter. ' 



BALDWIN: 



Tree vigorous, upright, spreading, productive. Fruit medium, 

 large, roundish, conical. Cavity wide, regular, moderately deep; 

 basin deep, narrow, generally plaited. Calyx large, partly closed. 

 Surface rich yellow, nearly covered with red and striped with crim- 

 son ; dots minute, russet or gray. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, 

 juicy. Flavor good, subacid. Core closed. Seeds few, long, many 

 imperfect. Very good. Winter. 

 BUCKINGHAM: 



Tree upright, moderately spreading, productive. Fruit medium 

 large, oblate, conical. Cavity broad, deep, slightly russeted; basin 

 large, deep, slightly corrugated. Calyx closed. Surface greenish 

 yellow, mostly covered' with shaded stripes and splashes of red and 

 crimson ; dots numerous, light brown. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy. 

 Flavor mild, subacid. Core closed ; seeds numerous, long, pointed. 

 Very good. Fall. 



