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prove very valuable, as it is a heavy and continuous bearer. Fruit 

 medium to large, oblate, ribbed, yellow, with red and crimson 

 stripes. Flesh firm, sub-acid, very good. Season here, mid- winter, 

 and it will keep as grown in North Iowa until spring. 



MAHMALADE. (88 Vor.) A perfect tree on varied soils. Fruit 

 large, yellow, blushed on sunny side. It is especially valuable for 

 jellies, marmalades and other culinary uses requiring much grape 

 sugar. Season here, mid-winter. 



OSTRAKOFF. (4 M.) This is hardier than Duchess and less 

 subject to blight. An early, heavy and continuous bearer, and 

 needs manuring to keep up size of fruit after it has borne heavy 

 crops. Fruit medium to large, even in size, yellow. Flesh firm, 

 sub-acid and fine in quality. Mid-winter here, and will keep until 

 May on its north limit of growth. 



LEDENETS. (30 M.) An iron-clad tree, succeeding best on dry 

 soils without shelter at the north and west. A heavy and continu- 

 ous bearer. Fruit medium to large, oblate, yellow, with blush on 

 sunny side. Flesh fine grained, sub-acid, very good. Season, mid- 

 winter here, and very late on its north limit of growth. 



LEAD. (3 M.) This also does best on dry soils without shelter. 

 Fruit large, oblaie, conical, yellow, with red on sunny side, acid 

 and most valuable for cooking, but when ripe it is better for des- 

 sert use than Willow or Ben Davis. Mid-winter here, and much 

 later north. 



ROYAL TABLE. (5 M.) Also needs dry soil and open exposure. 

 An early and continuous bearer. Fruit medium to large, conical, 

 ribbed, yellow, with red on sunny side. Flesh white, fine grained, 

 sub-acid, nearly best in quality. Mid-winter here, and late winter 

 at the North. 



REGBL. (No. 169.) This was received by the College from Dr. 

 Regel, of St. Petersburg, under the name of Green Sweet. But a 

 mistake was evidently made as this is not sweet, has a fine color 

 and is a late keeping winter apple. It much resembles Repka 

 Malenka in shape and color, but it is larger in size and of better 

 quality. In season and flavor it is much like Rawle's Janet. 



ROMNA. (No. 599 and 11 M.) This succeeds best on dry soil 

 where its roots run very deep. Fruit medium in size, conical, 

 smooth, handsomely colored. Flesh white, firm, quite acid and 

 best for cooking, but when matured it is much better for dessert 

 use than Willow or Missouri Pippin or other coarse sorts found in 

 our markets. Season, mid-winter here, and late winter north of 

 43d parallel. 



SWINSOVKA. (No. 277.) The Department No. 277 is Isbeled 

 Vargul, but is not true to name. The Swinsovka is of the Lead 

 apple family, but is not identical with 3 M. Fruit medium to large, 

 green, with yellow on sunny side. Flesh fine grained, firm, sub- 

 acid, juicy and excellent for dessert use. Season, mid- winter at 

 Ames, and late winter north. 



