APPLE 



Red Melba - h red sport of ifelba which is superior iii color. Good quality for an 

 early apple. Season early august. Recommended for commercial planting where an 

 early variety is desired. 



Beacon - A rather attractive, well colored early apple from Minnesota, Season 

 mid - to late August, Fruit quality generally good for an early apple but may 

 be quite variable from season to season. Fruit size is usually good but this 

 year fruit size v;as definitely too small. The tree is productive. Because of 

 its erratic performance Beacon does not look too promising as a comiuercial variety. 



P uritan - A promising early red apple. Fruit attractive, good quality for its 

 season, somevxhat tart. The tree is hardy and vigorous but has a tendency toward 

 biennial bearing, Puritan vj-ill pollinate iiclntosh. It is vrorthy of extensive 

 trial. 



Jubilee - Originated from a cross of Mcintosh x Grimes Golden at Summerland, 

 British Columbia, The fruit is well colored and attractive with a rather light 

 colored red. Fruit quality is good but size runs too small. It will require 

 thinning to maintain satisfactory size. Jubilee has a longer storage life than 

 Mcintosh, Harvest season is late September, Jubilee mil pollinate Mcintosh, 

 Jubilee may be given limited trial, but it appears inferior to Spartan, 



Spartan - A Hclntosh x Newton seedling from British Columbia, It is an attractive 

 dark red apple Y/ith Mcintosh shape and quality. Spartan retains quality in storage 

 much better and longer than Mcintosh, The fruit may have a tendency to be small. 

 The tree is a vigorous Mcintosh type. Harvest season is late September. It will 

 pollinate Mcintosh. Spartan shows great promise as a variety to extend the Mcintosh 

 season and should be given serious consideration for future plantings, 



Idared - A promising VJagener x Jonathan cross from Idaho, The fruit has an attract- 

 ive bright red finish. Fruit quality good but somewhat on the mild side. It has 

 a long storage season. Harvest season is early October, Idared is one of the more 

 promising late keeping dessert and general purpose apples, 



Melrose - A high quality winter apple introduced by the Ohio Experiment Station, 

 Melrose is a Jonathan x Delicious cross , The fruit is well colored, has good 

 size and shape. It may develop some russeting unless given a mild spray program. 

 The fruit has excellent dessert and cooking qualities and a long storage season. 

 The tree is productive, has good structure, and is annual. Harvest season mid- 

 October, Melrose is cross incompatible with Delicious but will pollenize other 

 varieties, Melrose shows much promise as a replacement for Baldiirin, It should 

 be given extensive trial, 



Bancroft - Introduced from Ottawa as a late winter apple. It fruited for the first 

 time this year. The fruit has good size and shape and is well colored. The full 

 dark red color along with considerable scarf skin detracts from its appearance. 

 Quality is only fair. It should keep well in stora.f^e. Harvest season mid-October, 

 We have not seen enough of Bancroft to fully evaluate it at this time. 



