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of growth. Form very spreading, frequently becoming drooping in old trees. 

 Twigs short to long, moderately stout to moderately slender ; internodes about 

 medium, unequal in length. Bark dull brownish-red or reddish, irregularly 

 overlaid with thin to thick scarf-skin, rather pubescent. Lenticels scattering, 

 moderately conspicuous, raised, medium to small, roundish. Buds medium, 

 moderately projecting, acute or roundish, pubescent, appressed or slightly 

 adhering. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to above, uniform in size and shape. Form roundish inclined 

 to oblate conic, rather regular. Stem medium to short, rather slender. Cavity 

 acute or slightly acuminate, deep, medium in width, greenish or brown, faintly 

 russeted. Calyx small to above medium, closed or slightly open ; lobes 

 medium in length, broad, acute, usually not separated at the base. Basin 

 shallow to medium in depth, wide, obtuse, smooth or slightly wrinkled. 



Skin thin, slightly tough, smooth, rather glossy, greenish-yellow changing 

 to pale yellow, almost entirely overspread with rather light pinkish-red 

 obscurely striped and splashed with dark dull carmine. Dots small to medium, 

 yellow, grayish or russet, moderately conspicuous. Prevailing effect rather 

 light red. 



I Calyx tube moderately short, rather wide, funnel-form with broad limb and 

 narrow cylinder. Stamens median to marginal. 



Core medium to rather large, axile ; cells closed or partly open ; core lines 

 meeting or somewhat clasping. Carpels roundish, usually deeply emarginate, 

 tufted. Seeds dark brown, rather large and wide, long, plump or sometimes 

 flat, acute, sometimes tufted. 



Flesh strongly tinged with yellow or greenish, very firm, a little coarse, not 

 very crisp, rather juicy, mild subacid, slightly aromatic, fairly good. 



Season in common storage November to April; in cold storage till May. 



MISSING LINK. 



REFERENCES. I. ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1897:161. 2. Jenkins, Mo. Hort. Soc. 

 Rpt., 45:66. 1902. 3. Shank, Missing Link Nur. Circ., 1903. 4. Erwin, Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1903:253. 5. Van Deman, Rural N. Y., 62:369. 1903. fig. 6. 

 Buckman, Ib., 62:418. 1903. 7. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 56:199. 1905. 



A variety of the Willow type recently introduced by Messrs. Shank, Clayton, 

 Illinois (3). Some believe that it is identical with Willow (4, 7), but a com- 

 parison of its fruit with that of Willow leads us to endorse the opinion of 

 Van Deman (5) and Buckman (6) that it is a distinct variety. The fruit 

 is of good size, similar in form and appearance to Willow but less highly 

 colored and different in texture and flavor becoming eventually distinctly 

 sweet. It is undoubtedly a long keeper. As might be expected of an apple 

 of this class it does not rank high in quality. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large. Form roundish, nearly symmetrical, regular; sides somewhat 

 unequal. Stem medium. Cavity acuminate, moderately broad, deep, some- 

 what russeted. Calyx large, partly open. Basin slightly oblique, medium in 

 depth to deep, moderately wide, abrupt, ridged, wrinkled. 



