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riation it has come in different parts of 

 the country to be known by rliJterent 

 names, such as American Blush. Van Vleet 

 and Orleans. 



It is a heavy bearer, requires thinning 

 and conies into bearing at an early age. 

 The tree is not especially hardy, in fact, 

 it is rather tender, and is susceptible to 

 attacks from diseases, especially apple 

 canker. 



Historical. The Hubbardston had its 

 origin in Hubbardston. Massachusetts. As 

 early as 1S32 Kenrick referred to it as 

 one of the most desirable varieties known 

 in Eastern Massachusetts. 



Jeft'eris 



Fruit of medium size, yellow, blushed 

 and splashed with red. Flesh tender, 

 mild, subacid, delicious. It begins to ripen 

 in September and continues in season till 

 early winter. As a commercial apple, it is 

 not good later than the last of October, in 

 the Northern states, and it ripens earlier 

 in the Middle and Southern states. It is a 

 good variety for the home orchard, but 

 not for commercial planting, because it 

 ripens unevenly, is likely to be deficient 

 in size, and is not specially attractive in 

 color. The tree is rather a vigorous grow- 

 er, hardy, healthy, comes into bearing 

 moderately early and is a reliable cropper. 



Historical. This variety originated with 

 Isaac .Tefferis. Newlin township, Chester 

 county, Pennsylvania. It was named after 

 the originator by the committee of the 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society which 

 awarded this variety the premium tor the 

 best seedling apple exhibited in 1848. 



Jonntliaii 



The .Jonathan belongs to the Spitzenburg 

 class. It is very beautiful, of a brilliant 

 red color, highly flavored and of excellent 

 quality for either dessert or culinary pur- 

 poses. It excels the Spitzenburg in pro- 

 ductivity, hardiness and vigor of the tree, 

 and is adapted to a wider range of terri- 

 tory. In form the fruit is roundish conic 

 to roundish ovate, often somewhat trun- 

 cate, regular, rather uniform in shape and 

 size. Skin tough, thin, smooth, pale bright 

 yellow overlaid with a lively red, striped 

 with carmine. In the irrigated regions 

 it often takes on a deep or dark red 

 color. Flesh whitish or somewhat yel- 

 low, sometimes with a tinge of red, firm, 

 moderately fine, crisp, tender, juicy, very 

 aromatic, sprightly subacid, very good to 

 best. 



Its season is from September to first of 

 November for picking and marketing, de- 

 pending on the sections in which grown, 

 but may be held in storage until .January 

 and February, if grown in the colder 

 higher altitudes. I have seen Colorado 

 Jonathans in the markets of Texas in 

 prime condition in February; but when 

 grown in the Ozarks. they could not be 

 marketed later than December, 



Historical. The first published account 

 which we find, is that given by Judge J. 



Stayman Winesap. 



Jonathan. 



Mad-liil Plioto. 



