RUSSIAN APPLE NOMENCLATURE COMMISSION. 43 



DUCHESS GROUP. 



Duchess; Duchess of Oldenburg; Oldenburg; Arabian, 184; Boro- 

 vinka, 245; White Krim; Anisette, 185; Glass Green. 



Description: Duchess— Size, 6; form, roundish oblate; color, greenish yellow with 

 red stripes; cavity, regular, medium deep, narrow, light russeted; stem, medium; 

 basin, broad, corrugated; calyx, half open; flesh, light yellow, rather coarse; core, 

 medium, closed; flavor, rather sharp acid; season, August: origin, Russia; tree, me- 

 dium upright. 



A. G. Tuttle: My Glass Green colors up more than Duchess, and keeps its flavor 

 longer than Duchess after coloring. It is a better apple in my experience to grow 

 than Duchess. Of late years I have set Glass Green instead of Duchess, as it is a bet- 

 ter tree, and more valuable because keeping its quality longer after coloring. 



C. G. Patten: The A.nisovka I got from Dr. Regel is distinctly of the Anis family 

 and of very upright habit. Peterson of Wauconia and Reeves of Waverly say that 

 Borovinka is better than Duchess. 



S. B. Green : That is J. M. Underwood's opinion. 



0. Wedge: Mr. Peterson said his Borovinka was a better keeper, but his Duchess 

 were old decrepit trees, while his Borovinka were young trees. 



LONGFIELD GROUP. 



Longfield, 161; 57 M; English Pippin, 587; Good Peasant (spurious); 

 387 (spurious). 



Description: ione^eZd— Size, 4 to 5; form, roundish conical; color, shady side 

 yellow with greenish bloom, sunny side yellow and red with small gray dots in sltln; 

 cavity, deep, smooth; stem, long; basin, flat, ribbed; calyx, half open; core, closed ; 

 flesh, white, fine grained; flavor, slightly sub-acid, aromatic; season, November to 

 January; origin, Russia; tree, strong, spreading, drooping grower, grayish woolly 

 leaves and scoots. 



J. Sexton: No. 31 M is the true Good Peasant as received by Professor Budd direct 

 from Moscow, but some Anisim scions were mixed with it, and the No. 387 spurious was 

 simply mistaken for No. 587. We find 31 M hardier than Longfield and a good bearer. 



A. G. Tuttle: I have 300 Longfield in orchard, and think it hardier than Duchess 

 and that it will bear more abuse than any tree I know of, not excepting Hibernal. 

 Longfield is a great annual bearer, a good table apple, and the leaf never scabs. 



CHARLAMOFF GROUP. 



Charlamoff, 262; Peterson's Charlamoff; Champanskoe; Pointed 

 Pipka, 361; Champagne, 112 M. This Charlamoff is entirely distinct 

 from the Charlamoff as grown by J. B. Mitchell and A. G. Tuttle, 

 which is a flat apple of upright habit of tree, and not as valuable as 

 many more of the same season. The Charlamoff of Mitchell and 

 Tuttle it was decided to name Schroeder's Charlamoff. In other 

 words, two varieties have been imported under the name Charlam- 

 off, and this name is now given to the better one of the two. 



Description: Charlamoff— Size, 5 to Q; form, oblong conical; color, greenish yellow 

 striped and splashed with red; cavity, medium deep, often with large lobes; stem 

 medium slender, basin, deep wrinkled; calyx, nearly closed; flesh, greenish white, 

 tender; flavor, pleasant, vinous acid; season, September; origin, Russia; tree, 

 strong, regular, spreading grower, thick topped; the whole tree has a distinct yellow- 

 ish green aspect; leaves, large, lightish green with many red veins. 



S. B. Green : The Charlamoff grown by Andrew Peterson, of Wauconia, Minn., and 

 hence called Peterson's Charlamoff, is generally a little later than Duchess; tree a 

 spreading grower, with foliage and bark lighter than Duchess; flavor, a mild sub- 

 acid. 



J. S. Harris: I do not think this variety is quite as hardy as Duchess. The Char- 

 lamoff of Tuttle is a flat apple, with upright habit of tree, and Is too near Duchess to 

 be of special value. 



