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nate if at all, mucronate. Seeds brownish-black, small, rather short, wide, 

 plump, obtuse. 



Flesh deeply tinged with yellow, moderately coarse, rather crisp, somewhat 

 tough, juicy, rich, mild subacid or nearly sweet, distinctly aromatic, fair to 

 good in quality. 



OLIVER. 



REFERENCES, i. Ark. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1893. 2. Heiges, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 

 1895:33. 3., Rural N. Y., 54:843- 1895. fig. 4. Card, and For., 8:520. 1895. 

 5. Thomas, 1897:268. 6. Van Deman, Amer. Card., 19:823. 1898. 7. Stinson, 

 Ark. Sta. Bui, 49:16. 1898. fig. 8. Beach, Amer. Card., 20:124, 166. 1899. 9. 

 Ib., W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1899:90, 138. 10. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bui., 

 60:130. 1899. n. Brackett, Amer. Card., 22:191. 1901. 12. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:143. fig. 13. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 48:51. 1903. 



SYNONYMS. Oliver (2). Oliver's Red (6, 7, 10, n, 12). SENATOR (2, 4, 5). 

 Senator (6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13). 



An attractive dark red apple of good size and good quality. It 

 is of desirable shape, smooth and pretty uniform. It appears to 

 coincide pretty closely with Baldwin in season, but it may not keep 

 quite so late. Its commercial season in ordinary storage appears 

 to be December to midwinter ; in cold storage it extends to March 

 or April. Among the varieties which have been introduced from 

 Arkansas and Missouri this appears to be one of the most promising 

 for the New York fruit grower, but as yet it has not been sufficiently 

 tested to determine its value in this region. It is doubtful whether 

 it can always be properly ripened in the northern portion of the 

 Baldwin apple belt, brt in the southern portion it appears to be more 

 promising. The tree is evidently hardy in Western New York. It 

 is healthy, vigorous, comes into bearing young, is productive and 

 gives promise of being an annual or nearly annual bearer. The 

 fruit hangs well to the tree, and there is little loss from drops or 

 culls. 



Historical. This variety has been propagated since about 1873 in North- 

 western Arkansas where it has been known as Oliver Red or Oliver. It is 

 supposed to have Originated in that region (7, u). It has been disseminated 

 rom the Stark Nurseries, Louisiana, Mo., under the name Senator. 



TREE. 



Tree medium in si/e, very vigorous; branches long, rather stocky. Form 

 sh or somewhat spreading; top open. Twigs stocky, medium in length 

 rkness; mternodes medium in length. Bark dull brown and olive- 

 green pubescent. Lenticels numerous, large, mostly long, conspicuous, raised. 

 r arge, appressed, broad, obtuse, pubescent. Leaves medium or often 

 large, long and rather broad, thick, dark green; foliage rather dense. 



