APPLES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA 209 



This is a later range of bloom than will be found in many parts 

 of the State, but the same relation may be expected everywhere. 



APPLES CHIEFLY GROWN IN CALIFORNIA 



Of the hundreds of varieties tested in California comparatively 

 few are now grown, as has already been suggested. Those named 

 in Chapter XVI are most largely grown. They are grown in all 

 regions, according to the suitability of their maturing season to local 

 growing conditions and the avenues of profitable trade which have 

 been developed. Including these the following showing is made 

 of practically all varieties which are now being propagated for 

 planting. The arrangement is, approximately, in the order of 

 ripening. 



Carolina Red June (Southern). Medium size oval, irregular, inclined to 

 conic; deep red covered with light bloom; slack in small cavity; calyx 

 closed; flesh white, tender, juicy, subacid; core rather large. 



Early Harvest (American). Medium size, roundish; straw color with 

 few faint white dots; stalk half to three-fourths inch, slender, set in mod- 

 erate cavity; calyx in shallow basin; flesh very white, tender, crisp, pleas- 

 ant. 



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

 ward 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 

 yellow 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 Astracart (Russian). Large, roundish; skin smooth and nearly 

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

 Considerably grown in the Sacramento Valley and foothills for early ship- 

 ment. Sometimes 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. 



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

 Society, November, 1887); syn. Skinner's Pippin, Santa Clara King. Orig- 

 inated 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. Excellent for home 

 use and local sale. Difficult to pick without breaking the spurs. 



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-grow- 

 ing and heavily-bearing tree; a standard fall apple in this State. 



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

 cal, 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, deeply, 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. 



