THE APPLE. G;> 



and a few gray dots ; stalk shoi't, small ; cavity medium, deep ; calyx 

 open ; basin lavge, slightly corrvigated ; flesh whitish, line, half tender; 

 juicy, rich mild subacid, slightly aromatic ; core small. September at 

 the South. 



Starkey. 



Origin, town of North Vassalboro, Maine, on the farm of Moses 

 Starkey ; tree hardy, vigorous, spreading ; a regular good bearer, and 

 highly esteemed in its locality as a profitable market variety as well as 

 for home use. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, regular; skin pale yellow, 

 shaded, striped and splashed witli light and dark biight red, and moder- 

 ately sprinkled with light and gray dots; stalk short, small; cavity 

 medium, sometimes slight russet ; calyx closed or nearly so ; basin 

 medium, slightly corrugated ; flesh whitish, half fine, tender, juicy, mild 

 pleasant subacid ; core small. October, January. 



Strinestown Pippin. 



Origin, near Strinestown, Pa., on the farm formerly owned by Chi'isto- 

 pher Miller ; tree hardy, upright at first, but forms a round open head ; 

 an eai-ly and good bearer alternate years; valued mostly as a late keep- 

 ing market variety and for culinary uses. 



Fruit medium, roundish, conical ; skin yellow, a shade of bright red 

 in the sun ; stalk short, small ; cavity rather narrow ; calyx closed ; 

 basin large, broad, deep, fm-rowed ; flesh whitish, rather coarse, com- 

 pact, moderately juicy, brisk subacid; core close and small. Jan- 

 uary, Ai)ril. 



Striped Gilliflower — Farley — Scollop Gilliflower. 



These apples were formerly considered identical, but time and experi- 

 ence have proven them distinct. The stri})ed variety is a vigorous 

 grower, with long shoots, and generally bears good crops annually. It is 

 a showy fruit, and in some localities, thouglit much of for market and 

 ciilinaiy uses; the fruit Ls vai'iable in form and size, usually roundish con- 

 ical, angular, or moi-e or less ribbed ; skin white, stri])ed and mottled 

 with bright lively red; flesh whitish, crisp, juicy, with a brisk, subacid 

 flavor. The scollop vai'iety is a moderate, or poor grower, the young 

 shoots much darker colored, the tree more spreading, a poor bearer, and 

 has nearly gone out of use ; the fruit is roundish oblate conic, more rib- 

 bed, the color much darker, rather dull red, with broader stripes and 

 splashes, the flesh more yellow, of a mild, subacid aromatic, richer in 

 quality, and a month or moi-e later in ripening, than the stiiped variety ; 

 they are known by the following names and synonyms. 



Striped Gilliflower. 

 Striped Bellflower. Scollop Gilliflower, incorrectly. Eed Gilliflower. 



