48 THE APPLE. 



Fruit medium, oblate to roundish oblate ; skin whitish, shaded, 

 stiiped and splashed with light and dark red over niosc of the svirface ; 

 stalk short, small; cavity rather large; calyx open; basin broad, not 

 very deep, slightly corrugated ; flesh white, fine ; half tender, juicy, 

 sprightly subacid ; core medium. December, Januaiy. 



Clark's Prolific. 



Raised by W. G. Clark, Albia, Iowa ; tree hardy, vigorous ; an early 

 and abundant bearer, and is highly esteemed in the neighborhood of its 

 origin. 



Fruit medium to large, oblate conic, slightly angular ; skin pale 

 whitish yellow, a shade of light red, a few gray and many indistinct light 

 dots ; stalk short, small ; cavity broad, deep, uneven, sometimes slight 

 russet ; calynx small, closed ; basin rather small, slightly furrowed ; 

 flesh white, fine, very tender, juicy, lively subacid, slightly aromatic ; 

 core small. November, February. 



Clermont. 

 Jackson's Roman Stem. Cheese Apple. 



The Clei'mont is said to be a seedling raised by Samuel Medary, near 

 Batavia, Ohio. Tree a moderate grower, an early and good bearer, and 

 a, J ate keeper. 



Fruit medium oblate, depressed, sides sometimes unequal ; skin yel- 

 low, deep orange yellow in tlie sun. sometimes a shade of bright red, and 

 sometimes nettings of russet, and a few gray dots ; stalk very short ; 

 cavity rather large, russeted, which sometimes extends out on thefiniit ; 

 calyx closed; basin rather large, slightly corrugated ; flesh yellow, half 

 fine, quite firm, moderately juicy, i-ich subacid; core close and small. 

 January, May. 



Cross. 



Originated with Robert Cross of Fair Play, Maryland ; tree ^dg- 

 orous, making a large spreading head ; an early bearer, producing large 

 crops alternate years, and a light one tlie intervening ones ; its lai-ge 

 size and fine appearance renders it one of the most valuable of its season 

 for market and culinary uses. 



Fruit large to very large, roundish oblate, nearly regular; skin whit- 

 ish, or greenish white, rather thinly striped, splashed and mottled with 

 light and dark red, and a few liglit and grayish dots ; stalk very short ; 

 cavity large, deep ; basin large, deep, broad, slightly plaited ; flesh white, 

 half fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid; core small. Middle of Axxgust tc 

 middle of September. 



