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of the Illinois State Horticultural Society" at Cairo, and was awarded 

 first premium both as " Seedling" and as "New variety, good enough 

 to be recommended," by a committee of which the late T. T. Lyon, 

 of Michigan, was chairman. 



The attention thus called to the variety caused it to be generally 

 propagated by the nurseries in Illinois and nearby States, so that it 

 was quickly given wide dissemination throughout the Middle West. 

 It has now been fruited in several States, and is one of the most prom- 

 ising of the recently introduced sorts for the apple grower who desires 

 a variety well adapted to the needs of the fancy fruit trade in the 

 larger cities. It succeeds well in the Middle West and in the winter 

 apple districts of the Allegheny Mountain region, and is worthy of 

 thorough test on rich, warm soils in the northern apple districts from 

 New York westward. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Form roundish, slightly ribbed; size medium; surface very smooth 

 and glossy; color yellow, washed over almost the entire surface with 

 bright crimson, showing some indistinct broad and broken stripes of 

 dark crimson, sometimes overspread with gray; dots numerous, 

 variable, but usually small, light russet and frequently indented; bloom 

 whitish, rarely present at maturity of fruit; cavity of medium size 

 and depth and gradual slope, somewhat furrowed and usually dis- 

 tinctly russeted; stem short to medium, length three-eighths to five- 

 eighths inch, stout, usually down} r ; basin small, of medium depth and 

 slope, slightly corrugated; cal} T x segments long, slender; eye small, 

 closed; skin moderately thick, tenacious; core large, roundish, open, 

 clasping the e}'e; seeds of medium size, plump, brown, numerous, 10 

 to 20; flesh yellowish, moderately fine grained, breaking juicy; flavor 

 rather mild subacid, quality very good. Season, December to April 

 or May; fruit enduring cold storage exceptionally well. 



The tree is a strong, very upright grower, needing care in pruning 

 to give the head sufficient spread. On this account it should be 

 grafted low when used for top working, to counteract the well-known 

 tendency of top grafts to run up. Though not so precocious as some, 

 the tree appears to be a regular and good bearer, yielding a heavy crop 

 of fruit, very uniform in size and appearance in alternate years, with 

 lighter crops in the off years. The original tree in Lawrence County, 

 111., stood until 189T, when it was blown down by a storm. 



The specimen shown on PI. XXXII was grown in "the experimental 

 orchard of the late W. S. Miller, Gerrardstown, W. Va., in the 

 season of 1901. 



