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whitish bloom and mottled and streaked with whitish scarf-skin, particularly 

 over the base. Dots rather numerous, small, whitish, gray or russet. 



Calyx tube narrow, funnel-form. Stamens median to basal. 



Core usually rather small, abaxile with a rather large hollow cylinder at the 

 axis; cells symmetrical, closed or partly open; core lines clasping the funnel 

 cylinder. Carpels smooth or nearly so, roundish, narrowing toward the apex, 

 often nearly truncate at the base, slightly emarginate. Seeds medium in size, 

 moderately wide to wide, obtuse to acute, rather dark. 



Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, rather firm, moderately fine or a little 

 coarse, crisp, tender, very juicy, sprightly, rather brisk subacid, more so than 

 Northern Spy, aromatic, good to very good; 'especially desirable for culinary 

 use. 



OPALESCENT. 



REFERENCES, i. Rural N. Y., 58:224. 1899. 2. ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1901. 

 (cited by 4^). 3. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1903:12. 4. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 

 56:220. 1905. 



When well grown Opalescent is a very attractive apple, being 

 large, shapely, clear yellow, nearly or quite covered with brilliant 

 red, in highly colored specimens becoming deep purplish-red. It 

 has not been tested in New York sufficiently to show whether it may 

 be considered a promising variety for this region. It does not 

 appear to be as good a keeper as Baldwin. 



Historical. Introduced about 1899 by McNary and Gaines, Xenia, Ohio. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous. Form roundish, open. 7^'igs long to medium in length, 

 erect, slender to moderately stout, curved or irregularly crooked; internodes 

 short to above medium. Bark dark dull reddish-brown mingled with some 

 olive-green and covered with a heavy coat of mottled scarf-skin, pubescent. 

 Lenticels rather inconspicuous, scattering, medium in size, roundish, some- 

 times raised. Buds prominent, large to below medium, broad, plump, obtuse 

 to somewhat acute, free or nearly so, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large to very large. Form roundish conic, symmetrical or sometimes 

 with sides unequal, obscurely ribbed. Stem short to medium, moderately 

 slender. Cavity pretty large, acuminate, very deep, sometimes partly russeted, 

 usually symmetrical but sometimes compressed. Calyx below medium or 

 small, usually partly open; lobes small, obtuse to acute, reflexed. Basin small 

 to medium in size, often oblique with the brim decidedly prominent on one 

 side, narrow to moderately wide, moderately deep to deep, abrupt, sometimes 

 slightly furrowed. 



Skin moderately thick, rather tough, glossy, takes a brilliant polish ; color 

 bright pale yellow nearly or quite overspread with dark deep red with scarcely 

 perceptible streaks of purplish-carmine. Dots numerous, small to large, red, 



