208 CALIFORNIA FRUITS I HOW TO GROW THEM 



CRAB APPLES 



Hyslop. Fruit large, growing in clusters ; roundish ovate ; dark rich red. 

 covered with thick blue bloom; stalk long, slender ; calyx closed; flesh yellowish. 



Large Red Siberian. Roundish ovate with large and prominent calyx; pale 

 red and yellow skin. 



Large Yellow Siberian. Fruit similar in size to foregoing, roundish oval, 

 flattened at base and crown; light clear yellow, inclining to amber, with warm 

 cheek. 



Transcendant. Medium to large, roundish oval, flattened at the ends, slightly 

 but regularly ribbed; golden yellow, with rich, crimson cheek, or nearly covered 

 with red ; delicate white bloom ; stalk long and slender, in open, deep cavity ; 

 calyx closed ; flesh creamy yellow. 



Montreal Beauty. Large, roundish, oblate ; bright yellow, mostly covered and 

 shaded with red ; one of the most beautiful of crab apples. 



Whitney's Crab. Large, handsome, greenish yellow, striped with crimson. 



CALIFORNIA SEEDLING APPLES 



Skinner's Seedling (name approved by California State Horticultural Society, 

 November, 1887) ; syn. Skinner's Pippin, Santa Clara King. Originated with 

 Judge H. C. Skinner, of San Jose. Fruit large to very large ; form oblate, conic, 

 slightly mixed; color rich lemon yellow, faintly striped with bright red; flesh 

 yellowish white, very tender, juicy, sprightly, mild subacid; quality best. Season, 

 September and October. 



Marshall's Red. Originated with J. L. Marshall, Brown's Valley, near Napa. 

 Fruited first about 1877; introduced by Leonard Coates in 1884; no longer 

 propagated. 



Magoon. Large, roundish oblong, deep red shading to light red on yellow 

 ground, resembling Esopus Spitzenburg in form, flesh and flavor. Found in 1893 

 on place formerly occupied by S. E. Magoon, near Ahwahne'e. Named by Frank 

 Femmons. 



Cook's Seedling; syn. Sonoma Seedling. Brought to notice by O. B. Shaw, 

 of Sonoma, as a seedling raised by David Cook from the seed of the Juneating. 

 Above medium size, pale yellow striped with red; sharp acid flavor. Chiefly 

 grown in Sonoma and Napa counties. 



Lawton. Seedling on place of Mrs. F. H. Lawton, one-half mile north of 

 Sebastopol, Sonoma county. More symmetrical than Belmont or Waxen. Very 

 promising show variety. 



Tabular Showing of Adaptations. An attempt is made to dis- 

 trict the State for the apple, and for the other fruits which follow, in 

 accordance with the scheme of climatic conditions described in Chapter 

 I. This groups regions of nearest resemblance, and is more rational 

 than any prescription according to county lines can be, for though 

 some counties lie wholly in one climatic division, many more counties 

 extend through two, and some even through three, such divisions. It 

 is, therefore, a more promising proposition to encourage planters in 

 any locality to study their climatic adaptations, not with regard to 

 county lines but rather as related to the conditions of elevation, ex- 

 posure to ocean influences and other factors which characterize natural 

 belts, or areas, of similar horticultural fitness. 



