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meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels nearly round. Seeds numerous, rather 

 large, moderately wide, long, rather plump, acute. 



Flesh white or yellowish, moderately firm, rather fine, tender, crisp, very 

 juicy, aromatic, mildly subacid, good to very good. 



Season variable; October to December or January (15). 



ISHAM. 



REFERENCES, i. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:242. 2. Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 

 53:310. 1894. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1899:17. 4. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui, 

 76:60. 1902. fig. 5. Kan. Sta. Bui., 106:53. 1902. 6. Budd-Hansen, 1903: 

 105. 



SYNONYMS. ISHAM SWEET (i, 2, 3, 4, 5). ISHAM Sweet (6). 



A red sweet apple of medium size, in season in late fall and early winter. 

 It has been grown to some extent in some of the Western states but it has 

 not been much tested in New York and it is doubtful whether it is desirable 

 for planting in any portion of this state. 



Historical. Isham originated from seed of Bailey Sweet. It was intro- 

 duced about 1864 by F. K. Phoenix, Delavan, Wis. (2). 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous. Form upright spreading. Twigs medium to 

 long, rather stout, in some cases quite blunt at the tips, straight or nearly 

 so; internodes rather long. Bark reddish-brown overlaid with heavy grayish 

 scarf-skin, not pubescent or very sparingly so. Lenticels rather inconspicu- 

 ous, rather scattering, irregular in size and shape, not raised. Buds large, 

 prominent, fleshy, heavily pubescent, adhering to bark. 



FRUIT (4, 6). 



Fruit medium. Form roundish, slightly tapering. Stem short. Cavity 

 regular, acute, with much radiating russet. Calyx open ; segments flat, con- 

 vergent. Basin very shallow, minutely wrinkled. 



Skin yellowish-green mostly covered with brownish-red, solid and mixed 

 on sunny side, striped and broadly splashed on the shady side. Dots distinct, 

 russet, numerous, minute; a few large russet dots. 



Calyx tube funnel-shape. Stamens median. 



Core closed; cells round, entire. Seeds long, large, flat. 



Flesh very yellow with yellow veinings, firm, very sweet, very good. 



JACK, 



REFERENCES, i. (?) Hooper, 1857:46. 2. (?) Downing, 1869:206. 3. 

 (?) ///. Sta. Bui., 45:334. 1896. 

 SYNONYMS. (Early Jack i)? (JACK APPLE i)? (OSKALOOSA 2, 3)? 



Fruit of good medium size, yellow ; flesh very tender, rich, mild subacid. 

 It is highly esteemed for its excellent dessert quality but it is too tender 

 to stand shipping very well and on account of its irregular shape and yellow 



