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Conical. Oblong. 



THE AMERICAN VARIETIES AND THEIR HYBRIDS. 



Aitkin. Large, oval, compressed; color dark red, but paler on 

 shady side, without dots: suture obscure. 

 Flesh yellow, rich, quite firm; quality 

 very good. Season, early. Minnesota. 

 Americana. 



American Eagle. Large, oblong oval, 

 somewhat compressed; color dark red over 

 yellow ground, with numerous yellow dots; 

 stem one inch long ; suture indistinct. Flesh 

 reddish yellow, firm; quality very good. 

 Season, September. Originated in Missouri. 

 Americana. 



Ames. Large, roundish, conical; color 

 bright red, with numerous large dots and Aitkin. 



pale lilac bloom ; stalk one-half to five-eighths of an inch long, in broad 

 shallow cavity; suture quite distinct. Flesh light yellow, firm, sugary, 

 rich; quality good to best. Tree very hardy. Hybrid of Americana 

 and triflora. 



Apple. Large, roundish oblate; color reddish purple; stem short, 

 stout, inserted in medium deep cavity; suture obscure. Flesh firm, 

 flavor rather acid; quality fair to good. One of Burbank's hybrids, 

 now grown in New York and South. Japan and Angustifolia. 



Arkansas (Arkansas Lombard). Medium, roundish oval; color 

 bright red, with small dots and white bloom; stem long, slender, 

 inserted in very shallow cavity. Flesh soft; quality good. Season, 

 two weeks later than Wildgoose. Crown in Pennsylvania and South 

 Arkansas. Angustifolia, 



