2O4 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



MASON ORANGE. 



REFERENCES, i. Stayman, Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:75. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. 

 Cat., 1883:12. 3. Ib., Rpt., 1883:135, 136. 4. Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:83. 

 5. Stayman, Rural N. Y ., 43:83. 1884. fig. 6. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:244. 



7. Lyon, Mich. Sta. Bui., 129:39, 42. 1896. 8. Thomas, 1897:644. 9. Dickens 

 and Greene, Kan. Sta. Bui, 106:54. 1903. 10. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bui, 205: 

 45. 1903. ii. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:41, 193. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. Bellefiower Improved (n). MASON Orange (10). Mason's 

 Improved (n). MASON'S ORANGE (2, 3, 6, 8, 9). 



A seedling of the Yellow Bellflower (5) which originated in Kansas (i, 3). 

 Resembles its parent in its fruit which is medium to large, yellow with red 

 cheek, of excellent quality, rather tender for market but valuable for home 

 use. Season November to February (4, 10). It has not been tested suffi- 

 ciently in New York to determine its value for this region. 



MASTER 



REFERENCES, i. Horticulturist, 1866. (cited by 4). 2. Downing, 1869:268. 

 3. Thomas, 1885:517. 4. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:193. 1905. 

 SYNONYM. MASTEN'S SEEDLING (3). Hastens Seedling (2, 4). 



A greenish-yellow winter apple of medium size or below, crisp, subacid, and 

 of good quality (2, 3). Originated at Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, 

 N. Y. (2). It was brought to notice as a new variety about forty years ago 

 (i, 2, 3), but appears to have remained practically unknown outside of the 

 locality where it originated. 



MELON. 



REFERENCES, i. Ellwanger and Barry, Albany Cultivator, 2:56. 1845. 2. 

 Ib., Boston Cultivator, Mch., 1845. (cited by 4, 13). 3. Watts, Mag. Hort., 

 13:104. 1847. 4. Hovey, Ib., 13:53?- 1847. % 5- Ib-, 14^2. 1848. 6. 

 Downing, Horticulturist, 2:356. 1848. fig. 7. Thomas, 1849:151. 8. N. Y. 

 Agr. Soc. Rpt., 1848:283, 284. fig. 9. Cole, 1849:124. fig. 10. Emmons, Nat. 

 Hist. N. Y., 3:76. 1851. col. pi. and fig. n. Am. Porn. Soc. Cat., 1852. 12. 

 Elliott, 1854:89. fig. 13. Horticulturist, 9:397. 1854. col. pi. 14. Downing, 

 1857:87. 15. Warder, 1867:488. fig. 16. Leroy, 1873:503. fig. 17. Barry, 

 1883:349. 18. Hogg, 1884:145. 19. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:294. 

 20. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:245. 21. Bunyard, Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc., 1898: 

 356. 22. Bndd-Hansen, 1903:126. fig. 23. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. 

 Bui, 48:49. 1903. 24. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui., 248:132. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. Melon (8, 20). MELON APPLE (18). Melon de Norton (16). 

 MELON Norton (22). NORTON Watermelon (16). NORTON'S MELON (i, 2, 

 5, 8, 10). Norton's Melon (4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 23, 24). Watermelon (4, 6, 7, 



8, 9, 12). 



When it is properly developed the Melon is one of the best 

 dessert apples of its season, being crisp, tender and delicious. It 

 is especially adapted for local market, fancy trade and dessert 

 use. Ordinarily it is in season in Western New York from 



