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Fruit large, roundish oblate, slightly conical, obscurely ribbed, 

 somewhat uneven and irregular; surface smooth, greenish yellow, 

 with a slight tinge of red when fully ripe; dots many, minute, in- 

 dented, green; cavity acute, wavy, slightly russeted; stem short; 

 basin wide, corrugated; calyx closed. Core open, large, clasping; 

 seeds large, pointed, dark; flesh yellow, tender, juicy, crisp, subacid, 

 very good. September, October. 



Cresco. Originated in 1869 or 1870 by J. B. Mitchell, Cresco, 

 northern Iowa. 



Fruit medium, roundish oval, regular; surface light yellow with 

 blush or warm cheek; dots minute, white, "suffused, obscure; cavity 

 deep, acute, narrow, with radiating patch of russet; stem long, slen- 

 der; basin wavy, corrugated, abrupt; calyx closed; segments large. 

 Core closed, outline indistinct; cells ovate, slit; tube long, funnel- 

 shaped; stamens marginal; seeds short, plump; flesh white, pleasant 

 subacid, good. October or later. 



Crimson Beauty. Originated by F. P. Sharp, Woodstock, New 

 Brunswick, by crossing New Brunswick with Fameuse pollen. A 

 good early variety of remarkable beauty. 



Fruit large, roundish, flattened at ends, slightly oblique and angu- 

 lar; surface yellowish white, overspread with crimson red, with irreg- 

 ular and often indistinct stripes; cavity deep, abrupt; stem long, 

 quite stout; basin abrupt, quite deep, ridged and often corrugated. 

 Core open, not meeting; flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, juicy, 

 subacid, very good. Very early, about one week earlier than Yellow 

 Transparent. 



Cross (No. 413 Dept.). Origin, Russia. The Russian Nomencla- 

 ture Commission called this the Cross Apple to distinguish it from 

 Cross (15 M.) . Prof. Budd suggests the name Large Anis for Cross 413. 

 As the name Cross has long been given to another apple in Maryland it 

 appears that Nos. 15 and 413 Dept. must be retained for the 

 present. 



Fruit medium to large, regular, oblate ; surface yellow, mostly cov- 

 ered with mixed dark red and crimson splashes and stripes ; dots minute, 

 white, obscure; cavity regular, with a radiating patch of russet; 

 stem short; basin wavy, abrupt, with fine wrinkles; calyx half open. 

 Core closed, meeting; tube conical; stamens median; seeds numerous, 

 short, plump; flesh white, pleasant subacid, good. Late fall. 



