CATALOG OF VARIETIES 211 



Ortley. Medium, oblong, yellow red, good, medium, late. 

 Paragon. Medium, conic, yellow red, good, late. 

 Patten (Greening). Large, round, yellow, fair, medium, late. Con- 

 siderably planted in Iowa and Minnesota. 

 Peach. Medium, conic, yellow red striped, fair, late. 

 Pease. Large, oblong, red yellow, good, medium, early. 

 Peck (Pleasant). Medium, oblate, yellow red, good, late. 

 Peerless. Small, oblate, round, striped, fair, late. 

 Perfection. medium, round, yellow red striped, fair, medium, 



early. 



Perry Russet. Medium, conic, yellow russet, fair, medium, late. 

 Peter. Medium, round, green yellow, fair, medium. 

 Pewaukee. Large, oblate, yellow red striped, poor, late. Tree 



hardy. 



Plumb Cider. Medium, conic, yellow red striped, fair, medium. 

 Pomme Gris. Small, oblate, yellow russet red, very good, medium, 



late, dessert. An attractive small russet apple, much liked in 



Canada. 

 Porter. Medium, oblate, conic, yellow red, very good, medium. 



A favorite fall apple in New England, but badly attacked by 



apple maggot. 

 Primate. Medium, conic, yellow red, very good, early, dessert. 



High quality, but badly attacked by apple maggot. 

 Pryor (Red). Medium, oblate, irregular, green yellow red, very 



good, late. 

 Pumpkin Sweet. Large, round, green white, sweet, fair, medium, 



late. A favorite home use apple with some families, but not 



now often seen in the market. 



Quince. Medium, oblate, yellow, acid, fair, early. 

 Rails. Medium, oblate, conic, yellow red striped, fair, very late. 



Grown commercially in the central states. 

 Rambo. Medium, oblate, white yellow red, good, medium. 

 Ramsdell. Medium, oblong, conic, red, sweet, fair, medium. 

 Raspberry. Small, oblong, irregular, red, fair, medium, early. 

 Red Astrachan. Medium, conic, red green yellow, acid, fair, early. 



A fairly useful first early variety. 



Red Canada. Medium, oblate, conic, yellow red, very good, late. 

 Red June. Small, ovate, conic, red striped, fair, very early. A 



profitable early variety in Delaware and neighboring states. 

 Red Stripe. Medium, oblong, conic, white red striped, fair, early. 

 Rhode Island (Greening).' Medium, oblate, green yellow, acid, good, 



late. Formerly very profitable and widely grown in eastern 



states. Now not so much planted. Requires careful manage- 

 ment. 

 Ribston. Medium, round, yellow red, acid, good, late. A fine 



dessert fruit when well grown. 



Ridge. Medium, conic, irregular, yellow russet, fair, late. 

 Rolfe. Medium, oblate, yellow red striped, good, medium. 



