OPALESCENT 



PARAGON 



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the color of Northern Spy. Usually the fruits 

 are larger than those of either parent, but in- 

 ferior in both color and flavor. Its season 

 coincides with that of Northern Spy. At one 

 time much heralded, Ontario has been widely 



40. Ontario. 



distributed, but is nowhere largely grown un- 

 less it be in Ontario, where it was produced, 

 in the town of Paris, by Charles Arnold. It 

 was first described in 1874. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous, upright-spreading. 

 Leaves long and large. Fruit large to very large, uni- 

 form in size and shape, oblate or round-conic, distinctly 

 ribbed or angular, symmetrical ; stem medium in length 

 and thickness ; cavity large, acute, deep, wide, often 

 thinly russeted and with outspreading rays of russet ; 

 calyx small, closed or slightly open ; lobes narrow, 

 acute ; basin small, deep, narrow, abrupt, often fur- 

 rowed and wrinkled ; skin thin, tough, smooth, pale 

 yellow washed with brownish-red, splashed with carmine, 

 in highly colored specimens bright red striped with 

 carmine, often coated with white bloom and mottled and 

 streaked with scarf-skin ; dots numerous, small, white, 

 gray or russet ; calyx-tube narrow, funnel-form ; stamens 

 median ; core small, abaxile with a large hollow cylinder 

 at the axis ; cells symmetrical, closed or open ; core- 

 lines clasping the funnel cylinder ; carpels smooth, round, 

 narrowing toward the apex, often truncate at the base, 

 emarginate ; seeds wide, obtuse, dark ; flesh yellow, firm, 

 fine, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly, brisk subacid, 

 aromatic ; good to very good ; November to March. 



41. Opalescent. (X%) 



OPALESCENT. Fig. 41. The outstanding 

 character of Opalescent is beauty of product. 

 The fruits are large, shapely, uniform in size, 

 and nearly covered or sometimes quite cov- 

 ered with brilliant red on a yellow background 

 a veritable feast to the eye. The quality, 

 while not the best, is good. The trees are 



hardy, vigorous, productive, hold their load 

 well, and are remarkably free from insect and 

 fungous pests. Opalescent is a comparatively 

 new variety introduced about 1899 from Xenia, 

 Ohio. It is so similar in tree and fruit to the 

 well-known Twenty Ounce that one may well 

 suspect it to be a sport or a seedling of the 

 older sort. All characters mark it as a variety 

 full of promise for regions in which Twenty 

 Ounce thrives. 



Tree vigorous, round-topped, open. Fruit large to 

 very large, round-conic, symmetrical or with sides 

 unequal, obscurely ribbed ; stem short, slender ; cavity 

 large, acuminate, very deep, sometimes russeted, sym- 

 metrical or compressed ; calyx small, partly open ; lobes 

 small, obtuse, reflexed ; basin small, often oblique with 

 the brim prominent on one side, narrow, deep, abrupt, 

 sometimes furrowed ; skin thick, tough, glossy, pale 

 yellow overspread with dark deep red with scarcely 

 perceptible streaks of carmine ; dots numerous, small, 

 red, yellow or russet, often submerged, frequently 

 mingled with irregular lines and flecks of russet ; pre- 

 vailing effect brilliant red ; calyx-tube small, cone-shape ; 

 stamens median ; core small, abaxile ; cells sometimes 

 unsymmetrical, closed ; core-lines meeting ; carpels 

 smooth, round or broadly obcordate ; seeds acute, medium 

 in size, form and color ; flesh yellow, firm, tender, coarse, 

 juicy, mild subacid, aromatic ; good to very good ; 

 November to February or March. 



ORTLEY. Golden Pippin. Greasy Pippin. 

 Green Bellflower. Yellow Pippin. Ortley is 

 probably a seedling of Yellow Bellflower, sur- 

 passed in most respects by the better-known 

 variety. The essential differences between the 

 two are: the fruits of Ortley are paler in color 

 and have less acidity than those of Yellow 

 Bellflower, and the trees are less productive. 

 Ortley is an old variety first described by Coxe 

 in 1817. It is a favorite in the South, parts of 

 the Middle West, and on the Pacific slope. 



Tree vigorous, medium in size or large, with long 

 slender shoots, when mature spreading. Fruit large, 

 un-uniform in size and shape, oblong-conic and flattened 

 at the base or round-conic, regular or obscurely ribbed ; 

 stem long, slender ; cavity large, acute, deep, narrow, 

 partly russeted, furrowed ; calyx small, closed or open ; 

 lobes long, acute, usually converging and reflexed ; basin 

 small, shallow, narrow, abrupt and wrinkled or furrowed ; 

 skin thin, tough, smooth, waxy, yellow, rarely with a 

 faint blush ; dots inconspicuous, white and submerged ; 

 calyx-tube funnel-form, sometimes constricted at the 

 base of the limb and enlarging below, often elongated 

 and extending to the core ; stamens median ; core large, 

 widely abaxile ; cells symmetrical and wide open, some- 

 times closed ; core-lines clasping the funnel-like cylinder ; 

 carpels round-ovate, elongated, emarginate, mucronate ; 

 seeds numerous, small and pointed, round, plump, light 

 brown ; flesh yellow, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly ; 

 very good ; October to January. 



PALOUSE. Palouse is supposed to be a 

 seedling of Tompkins King, which it closely 

 resembles in tree and fruit. The apples of 

 parent and offspring are much alike in color, 

 texture, flavor, and aroma, but those of 

 Palouse are more oblong and do not keep so 

 long. The variety is a comparatively new 

 candidate for pomological honors and comes 

 from Whitman County, Washington. Palouse 

 is being planted only in the Pacific Northwest. 



PARAGON. Fig. 42. Paragon is probably 

 a seedling of Winesap, which it greatly re- 

 sembles in tree and fruit. It is not easily 

 distinguished, either, from Arkansas, which is 

 also thought to be an offspring of Winesap. 



