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red. splashed and striped with bright 

 carmine. Dots rather numerous, con- 

 spicuous, white or russet. Flesh attrac- 

 tive, yellowish, rather coarse, crisp, ten- 

 der, aromatic, juicy subacid, very good. 



Wagener 



The Wagener is grown in certain sec- 

 tions of the country, and at its best is an 

 excellent apple. The color is a beautiful 

 red with some contrasting pale yellow; 

 it has a fine texture, high flavor and ex- 

 cellent quality. 



Fruit medium to large. Form oblate 

 to roundish oblate, broadly ribbed or ir- 

 regularly elliptical; sides often unequal. 

 Skin thin, tough, smooth, glossy, bright, 

 pinkish red striped with bright carmine 

 and mottled and streaked with thin whit- 

 ish scarf skin over a pale yellow clear 

 background. Flesh whitish, slightly 

 tinged with yellow, moderately firm, 

 rather fine-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 subacid, aromatic, sprightly, very good. 



Tree dwarfish, at first moderately vig- 

 orous, but soon becoming a slow grower; 

 branches short, stout, and filled with 

 spurs. Form, as described in the "Apples 

 of New York," roundish to spreading 

 open. However, as it grows in Washing- 



ton. It is an upward grower, and branches 

 shaped more like those of the Bartlett 

 pear. Twigs dark to medium, often 

 somewhat curved, moderately stout, usu- 

 ally quite blunt, internodes medium to 

 short. Bark clear dark reddish brown, 

 mingled with olive green, lightly streaked 

 with scarf skin; pubescent near the tips. 

 It comes into bearing at an early age; 

 but the tree is rather short lived. 



Historical. The first historical refer- 

 ence to the Wagener is that given in the 

 report of the New York State Agricul- 

 tural Society for 1847, in which it was 

 said that it was awarded second per- 

 mium as a seedling of great merit. In 

 1848 it was entered again and took first 

 I)rize. It is said to have originated from 

 seed sown by George Wheeler of Dover, 

 Duchess county. New York. In 1848 

 Abraham Wagener propagated it so large- 

 ly that it was given his name. 



Wealthy 



The AVealthy is well adapted to north- 

 ern climates because the tree is very 

 hardy and resistant to cold. It is some- 

 what dwarfish to medium in size, short, 

 moderately stout, curved branches. Form 

 upright, spreading or roundish, open and 

 somewhat drooping. Bark dark brown, 



^Vai;ener. 



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