432 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



NOMENCLATURE AND CATALOGUE. 



J. S. HARRIS. 



At the state fair of 1896 an excellent opportunity was afforded the 

 exhibitors and others to learn the true names of many Russians and 

 correct them on the varieties they were g'rowing'and exhibiting, by 

 making- comparisons with the great number of new Russians com- 

 prising the splendid exhibit made by Prof. J. L. Budd, of the Iowa 

 Agricultural College, at Ames, Iowa. I only note that a variety 

 shown by W. S. Widmoyer as unknown and described as follows, 

 viz: size, large; form roundish oblate; color, creamy white with 

 many irregular white dots showing in the smooth skin; stem, short 

 and set in a broad, shallow, greenish, russetted cavity; calyx closed 

 in a broad, shallow, wrinkled basin; flesh, white, tender and juicy; 

 flavor pleasant acid, good; season, late August — is undoubtedly the 

 Russian No. 385, named "Bode's Apple." It is further believed the 

 Charlamoff of Peterson, recommended for cultivation in the list of 

 our society, is the Russian No. 262 (Champanoske)and not the 105m, 

 which is an apple nearer allied to the Duchess and not as desirable- 



The following addition to our catalogue is proposed: 



Russian Gravenstine. — Size 6; form oblate; skin not smooth but 

 showing slight depressions on the surface; color, yellow, shaded 

 green with sometimes faint blush on sun side; stem short and stout, 

 in a medium, irregular, greenish cavity; calyx open; basin abrupt, 

 rather narrow, deep, corrugated; flesh yellow, a little coarse; flavor 

 rather sprightly, agreeable, sub-acid; season, late August; tree not 

 over productive; origin, Russia. 



Zusoff's Winter.— Size 1%; weight, 8% oz; form oblate inclining to 

 conical; color deep crimson red, quite thickly sprinkled with rus- 

 set dots and covered with a bluish bloom; stalk short, set in a broad, 

 rather deep cavity; calyx small, closed in a narrow, medium deep, 

 slightly wrinkled basin; flesh greenish white, nearly fine, tender, 

 juicy; flavor pleasant acid; season, early winter; origin, Russia. 

 The hardiness of the tree is not yet fully tested. 



Golden White. — Size 5; form smooth, round; color light yellow, 

 striped and splashed with orange and crimson red; stalk medium 

 long, set in a narrow, regular cavity russetted at the bottom; calyx 

 large in a broad, plaited basin; core open; flesh white, stained with 

 red, nearly fine, tender and juicy; flavor sub-acid, good; season, 

 October; origin, Russia. A very beautiful fruit in which the name 

 is misleading. 



Russian No. 322 .-"Brow ny."— Size 5; weight, 5 oz; form flattish 

 round; color greenish yellow striped and splashed with carmine on 

 the sun side; stem medium long, in a medium, yellow russetted 

 cavity; calyx closed; basin broad, medium shallow; flesh light yel- 

 low; flavor mild acid with good after-taste. A little later apple than 

 Duchess and not as acid. 



Anisette.— TYvis, is another apple of the Duchess family that fruit- 

 ed with us for the first time this year. The description of Duchess 

 will answer for it, except it is a little smaller and duller in color and 

 about a week earlier in ripening. 



For descriptions of new seedlings, see supplementary report of 

 committee on seedlings. 



