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341. Benoni ( Fi^'. r)8) falls short ol" bcin^ an exct'lk'iit iiiar- 

 Uct and lioinc apple throu^'h the siiiallness 

 of the I'ruils, and the unprodiu'tiveness and 

 hicniiial hcarinjj^ lial)it of the trees. When 

 well {jfrowii it is a beautiful and delicious 

 dessert a])ple. The variety originated at 

 Dedhani, Massachusetts, sometime before 

 1S;J2. It is now chiefly grown in Illinois, 

 Missouri, and neighboring stai;es. 



Tree large, vigorous, erect or round-topped, dense. Fruit medium or 

 small, round-conic, faintly ribbed to^vard the apex, sides unequal; stem 

 short or very short, slender; cavity acute, narrow, deep, waxy, greenish- 

 russet; calyx small, partly open, pubescent; basin medium in width and 

 depth, abrupt, Avrinkled; skin smooth, orange-yellow, partly covered with 

 red striped with carmine; dots scattering, minute, white; stamens basal; 

 core small, axile; cells closed; core-lines meeting; carpels round, elongated, 

 emarginate ; seeds few, dark brown, medium in size, plump, obtuse ; flesh 

 yellow, firm, crisp, fine-grained, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid; good to 

 very good ; August and early September. 



342. Oldenburg (Fig. 59). Duchess. Duchess of Oldenburg. 

 — The apples are handsome and well fla- 

 vored, being especially suitable for culinary 

 uses. The trees, while neither large nor 

 long-lived and quite susceptible to disease, 

 come in bearing early, are hard and produc- 

 tive, and are especially fitted for planting 

 as fillers among permanent trees. The va- 

 riety thrives north and south, east and west, 

 on many soils. Oldenburg was imported to America from Eng- 

 land in 1835. 



Tree medium in size, upright-spreading. Fruit medium to large, round- 

 oblate or oblate, regular, symmetrical; stem short, slender; cavity acute, 

 deep, broad; calyx large, usually closed; lobes broad, acute; basin deep, 

 wide, abrupt, smooth or with small mammiform protuberances; skin thick, 

 tender, smooth, pale yellow, covered with irregular splashes and stripes 

 of bright red, mottled and shaded with crimson; dots scattering, small, 

 light-colored; calyx-tube long, wide, funnel-shape with broad truncate 

 cylinder; stamens median; core large, axile; cells closed or open; core- 

 lines clasping; carpels broad-ovate, emarginate; seeds large, wide, obtuse, 

 plump, dark brown; flesh yellow, firm, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly 

 subacid, aromatic; good to very good; August and September. 



Fig. 59. Oldenburg. 



