VARIETIES OF APPLES 261 



Tree large, vigorous, spreading or roundish. Fruit medium, round- 

 conical, obscurely ribbed; stem long, slender; cavity acuminate, deep, 

 narrow, russeted with green- or yellow-russet; calyx small, partly open; 

 lobes short, reflexed, obtuse; basin small, shallow, narrow, obtuse; skin 

 tough, smooth, deep yellow, splashed with dull red, striped with carmine; 

 bloom thin; dots large, pale yellow, gray or russet, often areolar with 

 russet center; calyx-tube wide, cone-shape; stamens basal; core medium, 

 axile; cells open; core-lines meeting; carpels elliptical, mucronate; seeds 

 numerous, small, plump, acute; flesh pale yellow, firm, coarse, crisp, tender, 

 breaking; juicy, mild subacid, rich, peculiarly aromatic, sprightly; very 

 good to best; October to March. 



402. Jonathan (Fig. 84). — TLese apples by general consent 

 are placed among the very best in both appearance and quality. 

 The brilliant red skin, indistinctly striped with carmine and 

 underlaid with pale yellow, and the shapely, round-conic, 

 smoothly and regularly turned form, make 

 it one of the most attractive apples. The 

 flesh is firm, crisp, tender, juicy, and not 

 especially rich in flavor, but peculiarly 

 sprightly and refreshing, and has a distinct 

 and most pleasing aroma. Unfortunately, 

 when kept long in either common or cold Fig.~84. Jonathan, 

 storage, dark spots develop in the skin 

 which greatly mar the apples. The trees are hardy, vigorous 

 and productive, and very accommodating as to soils and 

 climates. Jonathan is grown best in parts of the Middle 

 West and the Pacific Coast states. The variety originated 

 on the farm of Philip Rick, Ulster County, New York, 

 about 1800. 



Tree medium in size, vigorous, round or spreading, drooping, dense. 

 Fruit small, round-conic to round-ovate, often truncate, regular, uniform 

 in shape and size; stem long, slender; cavity acute, deep to very deep, 

 abrupt, narrow; skin thin, tough, smooth, pale yellow striped with carmine, 

 covered with red which deepens on the sunny side, often showing contrast- 

 ing bits of pale yellow about the cavity; dots inconspicuous; calyx-tube 

 small, funnel-shape; stamens basal; core small, axile; cells symmetrical, 

 usually closed; core-lines clasping the funnel cylinder; carpels concave, 

 round to round-cordate, emarginate, smooth; seeds large, long, acute, dark, 

 numerous; flesh yellow, sometimes with a tinge of red, firm, fine, crisp, 

 tender, juicy, very aromatic, sprightly subacid; very good to best; Novem- 

 ber to January. 



