212 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: 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 yel- 

 lowish. 



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

 pale red and yellow skin. Large Yellow Siberian has similar fruit, light clear 

 yellow, inclining to amber, with warm cheek. 



Trancendant. 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 cov- 

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



