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Historical. This variety was originated by Mrs. Milligen, near Claysville, 

 Washington county, Pa. It was received for testing at this Station from 

 J. R. and R. A. Murdock, Pittsburg, Pa., in 1888. 



MOSHER. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1881 :Q7 app. 2. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 

 14:300. 1901. 

 SYNONYMS. MOSHER (2). MOSHER SWEET (i). Mosher Sweet (2). 



A good variety for the home orchard but not attractive enough for 

 market (i). Originated in the orchard of Ephraim Mosher, Washington, 

 N. Y., many years since. So far as we can learn this variety is not now 

 being propagated by nurserymen and its cultivation appears to be declining. 

 The tree is large, rather vigorous, upright spreading or roundish, a good 

 grower, comes into bearing rather young and yields pretty good crops annu- 

 ally or nearly annually. Fruit medium, oblate conic, ribbed pale yellow or 

 greenish; flesh white, moderately juicy, sweet, aromatic, good; season Sep- 

 tember and October. 



MOTHER. 



REFERENCES, i. Mag. Hort., 10:210. 1844. 2. Thomas, Cultivator, 5:306. 

 1848. fig. 3. Horticulturist, 3:581. 1848. 4. Cole, 1849 : 115. fig. 5. Hovey, 

 Mag. Hort., 15:65. 1849. fig. 6. Thomas, 1849:169. fig. 7. Waring, 1851:27. 

 8. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:58. 1851. 9. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1852. 

 Jo. Mag. Hort., 20:241. 1854. n. Elliott, 1854:147. 12. Downing, 1857:87. 

 13. Hooper, 1857:62. 14. Gregg, 1857:55. 15. Mag. Hort., 28:281. 1862. 

 16. Lothrop, Mag. Hort., 32:363. 1866. 17. Warder, 1867:663. fig. 18. Fitz, 

 1872:141. 19. Barry, 1883:350. 20. Hogg, 1884:7. 21. Lyon, Mich. Hort. 

 Soc. Rpt., 1890:294. 22. Bailey, An. Hart., 1892:245. 23. Bunyard, Jour. 

 Roy. Hort. Soc., 1898:356. 24. Alwood, Va. Sta. Bui., 130:124. 1901. 25. 

 Dickens and Greene, Kan. Sta. Bui., 106 -.54. 1902. 26. Rural N. Y., 61 :829. 



1902. figs. 27. Budd-Hansen, 1903:132. figs. 28. Rural N. Y., 62:7, 380. 



1903. 29. Bruner, N. C. Sta. Bui., 182:21. 1903. 30. Powell and Fulton, 

 U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:50. 1903. 31. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 

 248:133. 1904- 



SYNONYMS. AMERICAN MOTHER (20). Gardener's Apple (20). Mother 

 Apple (20). MOTHER (i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 

 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31). MOTHER OF AMERICA (23). Queene 

 Anne (12, 20). 



A beautiful red apple of good size, with tender, rich, aromatic 

 flesh of best dessert quality. It is less desirable for culinary uses, 

 being somewhat lacking in acidity. It resembles Esopus Spitzen- 

 bnrg to a marked degree but ripens earlier and is not so good a 

 keeper. In ordinary storage it does not keep well and November 



