VARIETIES OF APPLES 



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striped with deeper red; dots conspicuous, gray or fawn-colored; calyx-tube 

 elongated-cone-shape; stamens marginal; core sessile, axile, small; cells 

 symmetrical, closed or slit ; core-lines clasping ; carpels smooth, round, 

 mucronate ; seeds numerous, angular, long, wide, plump, obtuse ; flesh yellow, 

 firm, crisp, fine-grained, tender, juicy, aromatic, rich, agreeably subacid; 

 good to best; October to March. 



423. Hubbardston (Fig. 101).— The fruits are of large size, 

 handsome color, good enough for dessert, 

 smooth, uniform, and are produced abun- 

 dantly on a vigorous tree. Unfortunately, 

 the variety is so variable on different soils 

 and climates in both tree and fruit char- 

 acters as to be unsatisfactory. It takes 

 its name from Hubbardston, Massachusetts, 

 where it originated at least a century ago. 



Fig. 101. Hubbard- 

 ston. 



Tree vigorous, large, erect, spreading, dense. Fruit medium to large, 

 round-ovate to round-conic, symmetrical, often obscurely ribbed; stem 

 short; cavity deep, acute, symmetrical, sometimes furroAved, russeted; calyx 

 small, open or closed; basin narrow, shallow to deep, furrowed; skin smooth 

 or roughened with dots, flecks and fine veins of russet, covered with faint 

 bloom ; color yellow, blushed and mottled with red which varies from dull 

 brown to bright red, more or less marked with carmine; dots pale or russet, 

 often large and irregular; calyx-tube broad, cone-shape; stamens median; 

 core small, abaxile; cells symmetrical, closed or partly open; core-lines 

 meeting or clasping ; carpels broad, round, emarginate, tufted ; seeds num- 

 erous, small, short, plump, acute, light brown; flesh yellow, firm, breaking, 

 fine-grained, tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic, rich, at first sprightly but be- 

 coming mild subacid ; very good to best ; October to January. 



424. Lady (Fig. 102). — This variety is known wherever apples 

 are grown. Its popularity is due to its 

 beautiful miniature fruits which are of high- 

 est quality, most suitable for dessert and for 

 decorative purposes. The apples are in great- 

 est demand during the holiday season. The 

 trees are small, very dense in growth, unpro- 

 ductive, and come in bearing late. Lady has 

 been in cultivation in France for over three hundred years, and 

 was one of the first European apples to be brought to America. 



Tree vigorous, dwarf, dense, erect. Fruit very small, uniform in size 

 and shape, oblate to round-conic, obscurely ribbed, symmetrical; stem 



Fig. 102. Lady. 



