VARIETIES OF APPLES 229 



calyx closed; lobes long; basin shallow, narrow, abrupt, furrowed; skin 

 thick, tender, smooth, pale yellow overlaid with bright deep red, striped 

 with dark red; dots numerous, inconspicuous, gray or russet; calyx-tube 

 long, narrow, funnel-shape; stamens marginal; core large, axile; cells 

 closed; core-lines clasping; carpels ovate; seeds narrow, long, plump, acute, 

 dark brown; flesh white sometimes tinged with red, firm, coarse, crisp, 

 tender, juicy, becoming dry w^hen over -ripe, pleasant mild subacid, aro- 

 matic; good; August and September. 



339. Charlamoff is a Russian variety of the Oldenburg type, 

 suitable for the cold climate of the northern parts of the Great 

 Plains and Canada. It ripens a little earlier than Oldenburg, 

 but is not so good in quality, and remains in condition for only 

 a short time. To offset these faults of the fruit, the trees come in 

 bearing young and yield large crops biennially. It was intro- 

 duced about 1880. 



Tree rather small, compact, very hardy, spreading, productive, bearing 

 biennially. Fruit of medium size, sometimes large, oblong-conical; skin 

 pale yellow, splashed and streaked with purplish -red ; dots few, distinct; 

 cavity deep, of medium width; stem medium long, stout; basin shallow, 

 wrinkled; calyx open; flesh white, coarse, juicy, mildly subacid, pleasant; 

 quality good; August or just before Oldenburg. 



340. Early Joe. — The crisp, tender, juicy, aromatic, richly- 

 flavored flesh of this apple is universally liked. Unfortunately 

 the tree is slow of growth, attains only medium size, is seldom 

 fruitful, and produces many undersized and otherwise unmar- 

 ketable apples. It is not a market sort. Early Joe grew from 

 a seed planted in 1800 by Heman Chapin, East Bloomfield, New 

 York. 



Tree vigorous, flat, spreading, dwarfish with short, stout, crooked 

 branches. Fruit small, uniform in size and shape, oblate-conic to conic, 

 ribbed, symmetrical; stem long, slender; cavity acute, shallow, broad, sym- 

 metrical, sometimes thinly russeted; calyx closed or slightly open; basin 

 small, shallow, medium in wndth, abrupt, smooth or wrinkled; skin thin, 

 tender, smooth, pale yellow, irregularly and obscurely striped and splashed 

 with dull dark red; dots russet, w'hite; calyx-tube wide, broadly conical; 

 stamens median; core small, axile; cells open or closed; core-lines clasping; 

 carpels broadly obcordate, concave; seeds small, wide, short, obtuse; flesh 

 yellow, fine, crisp, very tender, very juicy, mild subacid; very good to 

 best; August to September, 



