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a late ripening variety of only fair quality, size medium to large; color 

 yellow with a red cheek; tree handsome, vigorous but not very productive; 

 season October. 



QUEEN CHOICE. 



REFERENCES, i. Bailey, An. Hon., 1892:247. 2. Ellwanger and Barry, 

 Cat., 1894:15. 3. Thomas, 1897:299. 4. Budd-Hansen, 1903:224. 

 SYNONYMS. QUEEN'S CHOICE (i, 2, 3). QUEEN Choice (4). 



This crab has a fruit which is medium or above, roundish conical, of a 

 beautiful crimson color, showy and attractive; flesh whitish and of pleasant 

 flavor and quality; season October; tree vigorous, very prolific (2, 3, 4). 



It is but little known in New York. 



RED SIBERIAN. 



REFERENCES. i. Forsyth, 1803:57. 2. Coxe, 1817:106. 3. Fessenden, 

 1828:129. 4. Kenrick, 1832:57. 5. Ib., 1835:75. 6. Downing, 1845:147. 

 7. Thomas, 1849:158. 8. Cole, 1849:137. 9. Barry, 1851:287. 10. Elliott, 

 1854:157. n. Gregg, 1857:62. fig. 12. Downing, 1869:426. 13. Fitz, 

 872: 147. 14. Thomas, 1875:208. 15. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 10:39. 

 1884. 16. Lyon, Mich. 'Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:300. 17. Bailey, An. Hort., 

 1892:248. 18. Lyon, U. S. Pom. Bui, 6:11. 1897. 19. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903 :224. 



SYNONYMS. RED SIBERIAN (n, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19). RED SIBERIAN CRAB 

 (5, 8, 9, 12). SIBERIAN CRAB (i, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14). 



Origin France (19). Fruit small, decidedly ornamental, borne 

 in clusters. It is three-quarters of an inch to an inch in 

 diameter, roundish oblate to somewhat oblong, irregularly ellip- 

 tical ; stem long and slender; cavity acute, medium in width and 

 depth ; calyx small to medium, often deciduous ; basin but 

 slightly depressed. Skin smooth, pale yellow striped and 

 blushed with lively red and overspread with blue bloom ; flesh 

 subacid, astringent, good for culinary uses. Season September 

 and October. 



SEPTEMBER. 



REFERENCES, i. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1888:319. 2. Beach, N. Y. Sta. 

 An. Rpt., 12:602. 1893. 



SYNONYMS. None. 



A very handsome fruit of good quality for either dessert or 

 culinary use. It ripens a few days later than Transcendent. 



