306 APPLES. 



The May apple, of Virginia, is a fruit similar to or identical in char- 

 acter and quality with the White Juneating, where it ripens about 

 the first of summer, bearing every year. Large quantities are 

 sent to Baltimore for tarts. 



Warfield. Medium, very round ; fair, with a light blush ; tender, 

 pleasant acid ; may be used for cooking in July when two-thirds 

 grown. An excellent late summer market apple. Origin, Musca- 

 tine, la. 



Yellow Transparent.* Medium, round conic ; skin yellow,, almost 

 transparent ; basin shallow, regular, cavity acute ; flesh crisp, 

 sub-acid, good. Largely grown all over the country as an excel- 

 lent early market apple. Especially valuable for the kitchen. 

 Russia. 



DIVISION II. AUTUMN APPLES. 



CLASS I. SWEET APPLES. 

 Section 1. Striped with red. 



Jersey Sweet.* Size medium, round ovate, often oblong-ovate, 

 somewhat conical ; thickly striped with fine red on greenish yel- 

 low ; stalk one-half to an inch long; cavity rather irregular; 

 basin wrinkled, distinct; flesh whitish, very sweet, juicy and 

 tender, good flavor. Succeeds well in most localities. Earl}- 

 and mid-autumn immediately follows Golden Sweet. Shoots 

 stout, short jointed ; leaves crenate-serrate. New Jersey. Fig. 

 376. 



Richmond. Large, roundish-oblate, slightly ribbed ; splashed and 

 striped with crimson on yellow ground, with numerous dots ; 

 stalk short, cavity large ; calyx large, open ; basin large, fur- 

 rowed ; flesh white, tender, sweet, rich. Late autumn. Origin, 

 Sandusky, O. 



Section 11. Not striped. 



Autumn Swaar. (Sweet Swaar.) Large, oblate, sometimes very 

 slightly ribbed ; rich yellow ; stalk an inch or more long, varying 

 from long and slender, to thick and fleshy at insertion ; cavity 



