DESCRIPTIONS OF POPULAR APPLES 205 



Early Strawberry (New York). Medium size, roundish, narrowing toward 

 the eye; skin smooth, deep red on yellow ground; stalk one and a half inches, 

 rather slender and uneven, in deep cavity; calyx small, in shallow basin; flesh 

 white, tinged with red next to the skin, tender, subacid, sprightly. 



Red Astracan (Russian). Large roundish; skin deep red, save greenish yel- 

 low in the shade; pale white bloom; stalk short, and deeply inserted; calyx 

 partially closed and set in slight basin; flesh white, juicy and crisp, pleasant acid; 

 tree hardy and vigorous, and an early bearer. The main reliance in California 

 for an early apple. / 



White Astracan (Russian). Large, roundish; skin smooth and nearly white, 

 with faint streaks of red, and covered with white bloom ; flesh white. Consider- 

 ably grown in the Sacramento Valley and foothills for early shipment. Some- 

 times attains a weight of 29 ounces. Excellent in the Modesto district of the 

 San Joaquin Valley. 



Duchess of Oldenburg (Russian). Large, roundish, oblate; yellow, streaked 

 with red; calyx large, nearly closed, set in wide, even hollow; flesh juicy, 

 subacid. 



Gravenstein (German). Large, rather flattened; a little one-sided or angular; 

 broadest at base; stalk short, strong, deeply set; calyx large, closed, in a large 

 basin; skin yellow, freely marked with light and deep red and orange; flesh 

 tender, crisp, highly flavored, aromatic; a strong-growing and heavily-bearing 

 tree; a standard fall apple in this State. 



Red Bietigheimer (German). Large to very large, oblate, slightly conical, 

 regular, smooth, whitish or yellowish white, shaded with light and dark red, and 

 purplish crimson in the sun; stalk short, rather stout, calyx closed in large, 

 deep, slightly corrugated basin; flesh white, firm, juicy, brisk subacid. Declining 

 in favor. 



Maiden's blush (New Jersey). Rather large, smooth, regular; yellow, with 

 evenly shaded red cheek ; stalk short, in rather wide, deep hollow ; calyx closed in 

 moderate depression; flesh white, tender, sprightly. 



Fall Pippin. Very large, roundish, a little flattened ; stalk three- fourths inch, 

 projecting considerably beyond the fruit (which distinguishes it from the Holland 

 Pippin) ; calyx open, not very large, rather deeply sunk in round, narrow basin; 

 skin smooth, yellowish green, becoming pure yellow; brownish blush and few 

 scattered dots ; flesh white, tender, mellow, rich, aromatic. 



_ Alexander (Russian). Very large, showy, conical, greenish yellow, streaked 

 with red in shade, bright red in sun; calyx large, in deep basin; stalk slender, 

 long, in deep cavity; flesh yellowish white, crisp, tender, and juicy. Three vigor- 

 ous, but not always a good bearer. 



Gloria Mundi. Very large, roundish, oblate; ribbed; greenish yellow. A 

 popular show apple on account of great sizei attained in this State. (See table.) 



Fameuse; syn. Snow Apple (Canada). Medium size, roundish, somewhat 

 flattened ; deep crimson, nearly concealing pale yellowish ground ; flesh snowy 

 white, tender, juicy, slight perfume; stalk slender, one-half inch, in narrow 

 funnel-shaped cavity; calyx small, in shallow, rather narrow basin; "tree vigor- 

 pus, with dark wood; one of the finest desert fruits; succeeds particularly well 

 in the foothills." John Bidwell. 



King of Tompkins County. Large, globular, angular, inclining to conic; yel- 

 lowish, mostly shaded with red, striped and splashed with crimson; stalk short 

 and stout, in large, somewhat irregular cavity ; calyx small, closed ; flesh yellow- 

 ish, rich, juicy, vinous, aromatic; chiefly grown in mountain regions. 



Rambo (Pennsylvania). Medium to large, flat; yellowish white with pale 

 yellow and red in the sun, with large, rough dots; stalk long, rather slender, 

 curved, deeply set; calyx closed, in broad basin; flesh greenish white. Reported 

 a failure in some counties. 



Ben Davis. Large, roundish, sides often unequal; light red and deep red on 

 yellowish ground; stalk medium, rather slender, in deep, narrow cavity; calyx 



