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Tree vigorous, upriglit, drooping. Fruit niediuni in size, oblate, faintly 

 ribbed; stem very long, slender; cavity acute, deep, syninietrieal, russeted; 

 calyx small, closed; basin very shallow, wide, obtuse, furrowed; skin thin, 

 tough, smooth, yellowish -white, overspread with brilliant red, covered with 

 faint bloom; dots minute, white; calyx-tube long, wide, urn-shape or funnel- 

 form; stamens marginal; core large; cells closed; core-lines clasi)ing; car- 

 pels broadly obovate, emarginate; seeds small, wide, flat, obtuse; flesh yel- 

 low, coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, very brisk subacid, astringent; good; late 

 August and early September. 



444. Martha (Fiy. 109).— The large fruits, handsomely col- 

 ored witli bright red on a yellow background, and the uniformity 



in size and shape, make Martha one of the 

 most prepossessing of all crabs. The yellowish 

 Hesh is so crisp, juicy, and well-flavored that 

 one is tempted to say that this is the very 

 best crab for culinary purposes. The trees, 

 while of but medium size and vigor, are 

 Fig. 109. Martha, bardy, come into bearing young, bear an- 

 nually, and are usually fruitful. Further- 

 more, the season, late fall, makes this one of the most desirable 

 crabs for home or market. This is another of Peter Gideon's 

 crab-apples first described in 1839. 



Tree medium in size, vigorous, spreading, open, drooping. Fruit large 

 round or oblate, sides sometimes unequal; stem long, slender; cavity acute, 

 broad, often thinly russeted ; calyx small, closed or partly open ; basin shal- 

 low, wide, obtuse, smooth; skin thin, tough, smooth, pale yellow with bright 

 light red overspread with bloom; dots numerous, light-colored, small; calyx- 

 tube short, narrow, very small, conical; stamens median to marginal; core 

 of medium size, axile; cells closed; carpels round or obovate, tufted; seeds 

 narrow, acute; flesh yellow, firm, coarse, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid; good 

 to very good; September to November. 



445. Cherry. — This crab is remarkable for the large size, pro- 

 ductiveness, and regularity in bearing of the trees, which may 

 be further distinguished by their long, slender, curved branches. 

 The fruits are small, red, and rather too coarse to be wholly 

 acceptable. Cherry is an old variety of unknown origin. 



Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, open, with long, slender, curved 

 branches. Fruit small, oblate-round, ribbed; stem long to very long, slen- 

 der, bracted; cavity broad, shallow, obtuse, russeted; calyx medium to 

 large, usually closed, eventually deciduous; basin wide, shallow, obtuse, 



