38 THE APl'LE. 



vigorous, mating a large, spreading, open head; an early and good 

 beai-er. 



Fruit large to very large, roundish oblate, regular ; skin pale yellow, 

 shaded with bright red in the sun, some rather obscure splashes and 

 stripes of light red in the shade, thickly sprinkled with large light and 

 gr^y dots, the light ones being areole ; stalk of medium length, slender ; 

 cavity large, sometimes light i-usset ; calyx large, closed ; basin large, 

 broad, slightly corrugated ; llesh Avhitish yellow, coarse, crisp, tender, 

 juicy, mild subacid; good to very good; core rather small. October, 

 February. 



Whitescarver. 



Originated with R. A. Wliitescarver, of Laui'el Mills, Va., who 

 informs me that the tree is vigorous, rather spreading or round head, 

 an early and good bearer annually, but more so alternate years. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate ; skin pale yellowish gi-een, a few 

 light dots, a portion being areole ; stalk short ; cavity nari'ow ; calyx 

 small ; basin broad, moderately deep ; flesh yellowish white, half fine, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid ; very good ; core large, open. 

 November, December. 



York Stripe. 



Origin York County, Pa. Tree moderately \igorous, spreading, an 

 early bearer, and vpry productive alternate years. 



Fruit rather large, roundish, slightly conic, sKghtly angular ; skin 

 pale whitish yellow, shaded and rather thinly striped and splashed with 

 light bright red over the whole suxface, but quite faintly on the side 

 least exposed to the sun ; stalk short, small ; c-avity lai'ge, deep, a'little 

 • greenish ; calyx open or half closed ; basin large, deeji, slightly corru- 

 gated ; flesh white, rather coarse, breaking, moderately juicy, mild 

 subacid ; good ; core small. January, Febi-uary. 



SIBERIAN CRABS AND IMPROVED SIBERIAN 



APPLES. 



Bailey^s CiiiMSOx Crab. 



Eaised by William H. Bailey, of Plattsburgh, X. Y. Tree vigor- 

 ous, upright ; very productive. 



Fruit large for a Siberian, roundish, xevj slightly conic; skin 

 vellow, shaded over the whole surfiice ^\-ith deep rich ci-imsoii, almost 

 [/urplish in the sun, and covered with a light bloom ; stalk short to 

 long, slender, in a medium or small cavity ; basin rather shallow, cor- 

 rugated ; flesh 3^ellow, jviicy, subacid and astringent. September. 



