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fivo; it is rather late coming into bearing, but produces good croj)s 

 auuually when established ; valuable for market and culinary uses. 



Fruit large to very large, roundish oblate ; skin smooth, whitish j^el- 

 !(>\v, .shaded, mottled, and a few broken splashes and stripes of light and 

 (lark l)right red over most of the surface, with a few light aaid brown 

 dots ; stalk short ; cavity large, deep, russeted ; calyx large, open ; 

 basin large, irregular or ribbed ; flesh white, rather coarse, breaking, 

 tender, juicy, lively subacid; good to very good; core medium. No- 

 vember. 



Mason's Stkanger. 



Mason's Pippin. Old Field. Izzard. 



A chance seedling found on the farm of Dr. George Mason, "Virginia. 

 Tree of vigorous growth^ forming a large symmetric head, very j»ro- 

 ductive annually ; a populai* and favorite apple where it originatetl ; 

 young shoots broA\Tiish red. 



Mason's Sti;aiiger. 



Fruit medium, oblate, somewhat depressed ; skin light bright yellow, 

 sometimes a shade of light red where exposed to the sun, and a few 

 bro\\Tiish dots ; stalk short, small ; cavity lai-ge, slight russet ; calyx 

 open ; basin large, deep, smooth ; flesh whitisli, tine, ratlier compact, 

 crisp, juicy, mild subacid, inclining to sweet, somewhat spicy and rich ; 

 very good ; core small. December, February. 



Missouri Pippin. 

 Missouri Keeper. 



It is said to have originated in the orchard of Brink Horasby, 

 Johnson County, Mo. Tree hardy, a strong upright, rather spreading 

 grower, an early and abundant annual bearer. 



Fruit medium to large, roundLsli oblate, slightly obKque, somewhat 

 flatt(med at the ends ; skin pale whitish yellow, shaded, striped and 



