116 ANNUAL REPORT 



MONTREAL BEAUTY. 



Size, medium to large; form, round-oblong, frequently oval; 

 color, yellow and red, covered with a whitish bloom; quality, good. 

 Season, September; tree, hardy and productive but subject to 

 blight. 



MINNESOTA CRAB. 



Size, very large; form, round-oblate; color, pale yellow and light 

 red; flesh, white, fine-grained, melting, flavor, very good; season, 

 October and November. The tree is hardy but a slow and irregu- 

 lar grower, and shy bearer but improves with age. 



meader's blush. 



Size, large; form oblate; color, pale yellow with brown dots and 

 shaded blush; flesh, yellowish white, juicy, fine grained; quality, 

 fair. Tree not a strong grower or good bearer. Season, October. 



BEAUTY OF MINNEAPOLIS. 



Size, medium to large; color, clear, yellowish white or straw color; 

 quality, superb; season, September; tree tender, origin, Minnesota. 



PRIDE OF MINNEAPOLIS. 



Size large, form round-conical; color whitish green, turning to 

 yellow, often clouded with gray; flesh pale yellow, crisp and juicy; 

 quality good pleasant acid; use, kitchen and cider. Season, Octo- 

 ber. Tree hardy and productive. Origin Minnesota. 



ELLIOT'S SWEET CRAB. 



Size medium to large; form round-oblate; color orange and blu- 

 ish; flesh yellow; rich flavor, sweet and good, stem long. Season, 

 October. Tree nearly hardy, heavy bearer. Origin, Minnesota. 



KENYON'S ALASKA CRAB. 



Form round, slightly ridged; size large; skin yellow, striped 

 and blotched with bright red; stem short, set in shallow cavity; 

 calyx small and closed, set in a broad, shallow or flat corrugated 

 basin. Flesh yellow, tender and juicy; flavor good, sub-acid. 

 Use, cooking. Season, October to December. Tree vigorous, sym- 

 metrical, nearly hardy, somewhat subject to blight. Origin Iowa. 



MAIDEN BLUSH CRAB. 



The most delicious crab known. 



Large, round oblate; color pale yellow with blush on sun side. 

 Stem medium, set rather deep in medium cavity; calyx closed, set 

 flush on a corrugated eye; flesh yellowish, mild, sub-acid, pleas- 

 ant aromatic flavor. Season, October. Use, desert and cider. 

 Tree fairly hardy and rather a slow, symmetrical grower. Origin 

 Iowa. Fairly productive. 



