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color it is not sufficiently attractive for market purposes. The tree is not 

 a vigorous grower and has rather slender twigs. 



Possibly this is identical with Oskaloosa which has Jack as a synonym, 

 (2, 3) but we have been unable to obtain fruit of Oskaloosa and the avail- 

 able descriptions of that variety are so meager that it is impossible to deter- 

 mine whether or not it is identical with the variety described above. 



Historical. Jack is grown to a very limited extent in East Bloomfield, 

 Ontario county, N. Y. We have not obtained it from any other locality. We 

 have been unable to learn where it originated, or whether it is the Jack 

 mentioned by Hooper (i). 



TREE. 



Tree not very vigorous with moderately long, slender, crooked branches. 

 Form at first upright spreading but becoming roundish and rather dense. 

 Twigs long, straight, slender; internodes short. Bark brown or reddish- 

 brown, lightly streaked with scarf-skin ; slightly pubescent near tips. Len- 

 ticels quite numerous, rather conspicuous, medium size, oblong, slightly 

 raised. Buds small, plump, obtuse, appressed, slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium or above, sometimes rather large, not uniform in shape or 

 size. Form oblate varying to roundish oblate or to oblate conic, very irregu- 

 lar, obscurely ribbed, often with the sides somewhat furrowed and unequal. 

 Stem short to medium, slender. Cavity acuminate, usually deep, medium in 

 width, russeted, with concentric russet lines often extending beyond the 

 cavity, sometimes lipped. Calyx medium size, usually open. Basin small to 

 medium, rather shallow to moderately deep, narrow to medium in width, un- 

 symmetrical, irregularly furrowed or nearly smooth. 



Skin rather thin, waxy, glossy, attractive yellow with shades of green, 

 sometimes faintly tinged with red and marbled with whitish scarf-skin over 

 the base somewhat after the manner of Yellow Newtown. Dots mostly small 

 and depressed mingled with a few that are larger, scattering and irregular 

 with russet center. 



Calyx tube medium in width and length, conical to somewhat funnel-form. 

 Stamens median or below. 



Core medium in size, somewhat abaxile ; cells usually symmetrical, some- 

 what open; core lines clasping. Carpels elliptical, deeply emarginate. Seeds 

 medium or below, wide, short, rather flat, obtuse, mingled with light and 

 dark brown. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, moderately firm, moderately crisp or breaking, 

 very tender, moderately juicy, very mild subacid, very good for dessert. 



Season October and November. 



JARVTS. 



REFERENCE, i. N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., n 1223. 1892. 

 SYNONYMS. Crandall Seedling (i). JARVIS (i). No. 25 (i). 



Fruit large and when well colored partly overspread and striped with 

 red; flesh tender, juicy, subacid, pleasant but not superior in flavor or 



