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The tree is a good grower, comes into bearing young and yields 

 full crops biennially. 



This is distinct from the September apple described by Down- 

 ing. 1 



Historical. Originated with Peter M. Gideon, Excelsior, Minn., frcm 

 seed of Cherry Crab. In 1888 Mr. Gideon sent stock of this variety to this 

 Station for testing. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous, with short, stout, crooked and twisted branches. Form 

 rather flat, spreading, open. Twigs moderately long, curved, moderately 

 stout with large terminal buds ; internodes long. Bark clear brown, lightly 

 mottled with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent near tips. Lenticels quite nu- 

 merous, medium size, round, not raised. Buds prominent, large, long, plump, 

 acute, free, not pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to large for a crab, uniform in size but not in shape. Form 

 roundish oblate to somewhat oblong, inclined to conic, frequently ribbed ; 

 sides usually unequal. Stem usually long and slender. Cavity somewhat 

 cbtuse, rather shallow to medium in depth, medium to broad, occasionally 

 furrowed, sometimes russeted. Calyx medium to rather large, closed or 

 partly open. Basin mammillate, very shallow to moderately deep, medium in 

 width, slightly obtuse. 



Skin thin, tender, smooth, pale yellow or greenish, striped with red, in 

 well colored specimens becoming nearly covered with dark red, overspread 

 with bluish bloom. Dots small, scattering, inconspicuous, gray or brownish. 



Calyx tube rather short, medium in width, broadly funnel-form ; pistil 

 point persistent. Stamens median to nearly marginal. 



Core medium size, axile or slightly abaxile ; cells closed or wide open ; 

 core lines clasping. Carpels roundish, elongated. Seeds variable in shape, 

 medium size, moderately wide, rather short, acute to broadly acute, rather 

 light dull brown. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, medium in grain, moderately tender, juicy, sub- 

 acid, not astringent but with an agreeable crabapple flavor, good to very 

 good in quality. 



Season September. 



SOULARD. 



REFERENCES, i. Soulard, Card. Monthly, 10:199. 1868 (cited by 13). 2. 

 I]}., III. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1869:195, 260. 3. Downing, 1869:426. 4. Am. Pom. 

 Soc. Cat., 1871:8. 5. Soulard, ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1873:291. 6. Montreal 

 Hort. Soc. Rpt., 5:91. 1879. 7- Ib., 10:37. 1884. 8. Thomas, 1885:524. 

 9. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:300. 10. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:249. 

 ii. Budd, Amer. Card., 14:244. 1893. 12. Thomas, 1897:264. fig. 13. 

 Bailey, Evol. Native Fruits, 1898:261. fig. 14. Craig, la. Acad. Sci., 7:130. 

 1899. pi. 15. Budd-Hansen, 1903:225. fig. 



SYNONYMS. None. 



1 Downing, 1868:350. 



