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Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, firm, crisp, breaking, moderately coarse, 

 very juicy, subacid, good. 



Season November to January or February; it may remain apparently sound 

 till spring but after midwinter it deteriorates in texture and flavor. 



MILWAUKEE, 



REFERENCES, i. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1899:77. 2. Ib., Can. Hort., 

 23:452. 1900. 3. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui., 76:74. 1902. 4. Farrand, Mich. Sta. 

 Bui., 205:45. 1903. 5. Erwin, /4t. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1903:252. 6. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:128. fig. 7. National Nurseryman, March, 1905:52. 



Milwaukee is a winter fruit of the Oldenburg group, of good 

 size and when highly colored fairly attractive in appearance, 

 being clear yellow marked with bright red somewhat after the 

 manner of Oldenburg. It is too briskly acid for a good dessert 

 apple, but rather is suitable for culinary use and for market. It 

 would be more desirable for market if it had more red color. It 

 is in season from October to January. Some portion of the fruit 

 may keep till February or March, but in ordinary storage there 

 is a rather high percentage of loss after early winter. The fruit 

 which remains till spring retains well its acidity and quality. 

 The tree is very hardy, healthy, a pretty good grower and a good 

 cropper. It comes into bearing young and is almost an annual 

 bearer. It appears to be worthy of testing in the northern and 

 more elevated regions of the state where hardiness is a prime 

 requisite. 



Historical. Originated with George Jeffry, Milwaukee, Wis., from seed of 

 Oldenburg (i, 3, 5, 6). 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous ; branches long, slender, crooked. Form open, 

 upright, becoming rather spreading with laterals inclined to droop. Tit'igs 

 medium to long, varying from irregularly curved to straight, moderately 

 stout ; internodes generally long. Bark dark reddish-brown approaching black, 

 streaked with grayish scarf-skin, quite pubescent. Lenticels quite numerous, 

 small to medium, roundish or elongated, not raised. Buds medium or below, 

 plump, obtuse to somewhat acute, free or slightly appressed, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit usually rather large, pretty uniform in size and shape. Form distinctly 

 oblate, regular or obscurely ribbed; sides often unequal. Stem pubescent, 

 short. Cai'ity rather large, acute to acuminate, deep, broad, furrowed, russeted 

 and with outspreading brown russet rays. Calyx pubescent, large, leafy, 

 usually partly open, sometimes closed; lobes wide, long, acute. Basin large, 

 often oblique, deep, wide, abrupt to somewhat obtuse, furrowed, wrinkled. 



