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that " it is too light in color and almost too tender for market, 

 promising- for home use." Tree vigorous and productive. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium in size. Form oblate, slightly ribbed. Stem medium, slender. 

 Cavity broad, deep, usually slightly russeted. Calyx small, closed. Basin 

 deep, slightly corrugated. Skin yellowish-white, netted russet, sometimes with 

 a little bright red. Prevailing effect light yellow. Calyx tube funnel-shape. 

 Core small. Flesh yellowish, firm, mild subacid, juicy, slightly aromatic, very 

 good. 



Season November to March. 



ARTHUR. 



REFERENCES, i. Hansen, 5. D. Sta. Bui, 76:26. 1902. fig. 2. Budd- 

 Hansen, 1903:41. 



The Arthur originated as a chance seedling in Northern Iowa where hardi- 

 ness of tree is a prime consideration and where it is reported to have endured 

 for many years better than any other variety except the Oldenburg. 1 It is 

 not desirable for planting in New York. 



TREE. 



Tree is a moderate or rather slow grower with stocky branches and droop- 

 ing branchlets, forming an upright roundish head. Twigs short, stout; inter- 

 nodes medium. Bark dark reddish-brown covered with light scarf-skin; 

 somewhat pubescent. Lenticcls scattering, brownish, small to medium, slightly 

 elongated, raised. Buds small, deeply inserted in the bark, obtuse, pubescent. 

 Leaves medium size, broad. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit usually below medium. Form oblong narrowing towards the stem, 

 varying to roundish obovate ; hardly symmetrical ; sometimes slightly ribbed. 

 Stem medium to long, slender, .often bracted. Cavity acuminate, deep, rather 

 narrow, thinly russeted. Calyx small, closed or nearly so ; lobes reflexed. 

 Basin rather abrupt, moderately deep, moderately wide, usually smooth. 



Skin rather pale dull yellowish-green, thinly washed with dull red and 

 faintly striped with carmine splashes. Dots numerous, dull russet, incon- 

 spicuous. Prevailing effect striped. 



Calyx tube narrow, funnel-shaped. Stamens medium to marginal. 



Core medium, abaxile, slightly open to wide open, sometimes with four cells 

 instead of five; core lines clasping. Carpels roundish to obcordate, decidedly 

 concave. Seeds thick, rather short to medium. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, moderately firm, somewhat coarse, not tender, 

 juicy, subacid. somewhat aromatic, fair to good in flavor and quality. 



Season October to January. 



Uses. Suitable for culinary purposes. It is not desirable for market be- 

 cause it is not particularly attractive in form, size or color, it is not a good 

 keeper and it is inferior to standard varieties in quality. 



1 Patten, C. G., Charles City, la., Cat. 1892. 



