VARIETIES OF APPLES 247 



to injury by the apple-scab fungus. The 

 trees are vigorous, healthy, hardy, long- 

 lived, and productive in warm, well-drained, 

 fertile soils. The most suitable regions for 

 its cultivation are the coast valleys of Cali- 

 fornia. In 1817, Coxe reported that the 

 original tree was still standing near Cross- 

 wicks, New Jersey. ^^«' ^\o^vilr'' ^'"' 



Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading. Fruit large, oblong-conic, with 

 prominent ridges at the apex, sides unequal; stem long^ slender; cavity 

 large, acute, deep, wide, furrowed, sometimes lipped, with broken rays of 

 brownish-red in the sun which deepens to a blush; calyx closed or partly 

 so; lobes narrow, acuminate, pubescent; basin small, oblique, abrupt, nar- 

 row, shallow, ridged and wrinkled; skin smooth, bright, pale lemon-yellow, 

 with a shade of brownish-red in the sun; dots white or russet^ small toward 

 the basin, large, irregular toward the cavity; calyx-tube elongated funnel- 

 shape ; stamens median ; core large, long, remarkably abaxile ; cells open 

 or partly closed; core-lines clasping; carpels round-obovate, much tufted; 

 seeds large, long, obtuse; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, fine-grained, tender, 

 juicy, aromatic; very good; October to March. 



376. Ortley is probably a seedling of Yellow Bellflower. The 

 essential differences between the two are : the fruits of Ortley 

 are paler in color and have less acidity than those of Yellow 

 Bellflower, and the trees are less productive. Ortley is an old 

 variety first described in Coxe in 1817. It is a favorite on the 

 Pacific slope. 



Tree vigorous, medium in size or large, with long slender shoots^ spread- 

 ing. Fruit large, oblong-conic and flattened at the base or round-conic, 

 regular or obscurely ribbed ; stem long, slender ; cavity large, acute, deep, 

 narrow, partly russeted, furrowed; calyx small, closed or open; lobes long, 

 acute, usually converging and reflexed; basin small, shallow, narrow, abrupt 

 and wrinkled or furrowed; skin thin, tough, smooth, waxy, yellow, rarely 

 with a faint blush; dots inconspicuous, white and submerged; calyx-tube 

 funnelform, often elongated and extending to the core; stamens median; 

 core large, widely abaxile; cells wide open; core-lines clasping the funnel- 

 like cylinder ; carpels round-ovate, elongated, emarginate ; mucronate ; seeds 

 numerous, small and pointed, round, plump, light brown; flesh yellow, fine, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly; very good; October to January. 



377. Golden Delicious is now being introduced as a yellow 

 dessert fruit, with the expectation that it will rank with the 



