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APPLE SEEDLINGS. 



Supplemental Report, 



J. S. HARRIS, LA CRESCENT, 



Believing' that none of our newer seedlings that show any g'reat 

 promise of value to any portion of the northwest should be lost 

 sight of, and in order that they may be located and placed on record 

 to be watched and followed up in the future, I herewith submit a 

 supplement to the report of the seedling committee, giving brief 

 descriptions of a number of the newer varieties that have been re- 

 cently brought to my notice. 



"The Oakland Seedlings," by F. J, Lightly. Of these I have ex- 

 amined ten varieties and have them numbered so that I can locate 

 each variety, 



Oakland No. 6. Size 5; form smooth, round; color, yellow ground 

 with Vermillion cheek; stem long and slender; cavity medium rus- 

 seted; calyx open; basin medium; flesh yellow, fine grained; flavor 

 sub-acid; season, October. 



Oakland No. 9. Size 3; form smooth, round oblate; color crimson 

 red over a yellow ground, faintly striped; stem long; calyx closed; 

 flesh yellowish, fine, juicy; flavor brisk,pleasant acid, good; season, 

 October. Is undoubtedly of crab origin. 



Oakland No. 11. Size 5; form round, slightly angular; color, 

 yellow ground nearly covered with crimson in stripes and splashes; 

 stem short; cavity narrow; calyx partly open; basin narrow and 

 shallow; flesh light yellow, nearly fine, tender; flavor sub-acid, good; 

 season, middle of September; tree very good. 



Oakland No. 14. Size 4; weight 4 ounces; form round, ovate, 

 slightly angular; color pale yellow ground marbled and splashed 

 with Vermillion on sun side; stem medium, slender; cavity small; 

 calyx open in narrow, shallow basin; flesh fine grained, white, 

 tender, juicy; flavor a pleasant acid or sub-acid. The core is rather 

 large and open; season, October, 



Oakland No. 16. Size 5; form rounded; color bright red, darkest 

 on sun side; stem medium, slender; cavity regular, medium; calyx 

 small, closed in a rather deep, abrupt basin; flesh pale yellow 

 stained red, fine grained, solid, juicy; flavor sprightly sub-acid, 

 good; season, October, This apple is unrivaled for beauty and at- 

 tracted more attention than any of the others at the late state fair. 



Oakland No. 20. Size about 3; form roundish, tapering towards 

 the eye; color yellow, marbled with light crimson on sun side; stem 

 long and slender in a rather broad cavity; calyx small, closed; flesh 

 rich yellow; flavor sweet; season, early October. It is undoubtedly of 

 crab origin. 



Oakland No. 23. This is the largest of these seedlings in tree 

 and fruit, but the tree showed considerable blight. Size 6; form 

 round, cylindrical; color yellow, mostly covered with dull crimson 

 in stripes and splashes; stem rather short and stout in a deep, nar- 

 row cavity; calyx large and open in a broad, ribbed basin; the flesh 

 is yellow, hard and coarse at this date (October 1st); flavor a pleas- 

 ant 8ub-acid. 



