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and vigor. The variety fails because of the 

 poor quality of the fruit and its susceptibility 

 to a physiological trouble known as "Baldwin 

 spot." Pennock appears to have originated on 

 the farm of Joseph Pennock, Delaware County, 

 Pennsylvania, about 1800. The earliest ac- 

 count of it is that of Coxe in 1817. 



Tree large, vigorous, regular, symmetrical, upright- 

 spreading. Fruit large, uniform in size and shape, round 

 to oblate or oblong, often conic, sometimes obscurely 

 ribbed or elliptical, axis oblique ; stem short, thick, not 

 exserted ; cavity medium in size, acute, narrow to broad, 

 deep,- symmetrical, green or russeted, sometimes with 

 outspreading russet rays ; calyx large, closed or partly 

 open ; lobes long, acute, connivent or varying to flat 

 and convergent, pubescent ; basin shallow, narrow, 

 abrupt, sometimes obtuse, often furrowed or wrinkled ; 

 skin thick, tough, smooth, yellow, washed and mottled 

 with red, indistinctly striped with carmine and mottled 

 and streaked with thin scarf-skin ; dots numerous, con- 

 spicuous, large, gray or yellow, often areolar with russet 

 point ; calyx-tube large, wide, conical ; stamens basal ; 

 core small, axile ; cells uniformly developed, closed ; 

 core-lines meeting ; carpels ovate to round-obcordate, 

 emarginate, sometimes tufted ; seeds large, narrow, long, 

 plump, acute, rarely tufted ; flesh yellow, firm, coarse, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, subacid to mild subacid ; fair to 

 good ; December to April or May. 



PETER. Peter is a seedling of Wealthy, 

 which outwardly in fruit it closely resembles. 

 The two apples differ in quality, in season, in 

 color of flesh, and in the seeds, those of Peter 

 being larger. Peter serves the same purposes 

 and is adapted to the same conditions as its 

 well-known parent. The variety was grown 

 by Peter Gideon, Excelsior, Minnesota, and 

 was first distributed in 1886. 



Tree large, upright-spreading, with stout, drooping 

 branches. Fruit medium or large, uniform in size and 

 shape, oblate or round-oblate, conic, regular ; stem long, 

 sometimes short, slender ; cavity acuminate, deep, broad, 

 compressed, russeted or smooth ; calyx small, closed ; 

 lobes broad, acute ; basin deep, narrow, abrupt, gently 

 furrowed, sometimes compressed ; skin thin, tough, 

 smooth, pale yellow washed and mottled with red, 

 conspicuously striped and splashed with deep carmine ; 

 dots scattering, brown, or white arid submerged ; prevail- 

 ing effect red or striped-red ; calyx-tube small, funnel- 

 shape ; stamens median ; core usually axile ; cells sym- 

 metrical, closed or partly open ; core-lines clasping ; 

 carpels round, emarginate ; seeds large, wide, long, flat, 

 acute ; flesh yellow, sometimes stained with red, firm, 

 medium-grained, tender, juicy, with a pleasant, mild 

 subacid, aromatic flavor ; good to very good ; September 

 and October or later. 



PEWAUKEE. Pewaukee is unusual in its 

 fruits, which are distinguished by bluish bloom, 

 characteristically rounded basal end, and a 

 short stem inserted under a large lip. The 

 apples can scarcely be said to be attractive in 

 color green striped with dull red; nor in shape 

 oblong and not uniform; nor, least of all, in 

 the flesh, which is coarse in texture and austere 

 in flavor. The trees, however, have health, 

 vigor, longevity, early bearing, great produc- 

 tiveness, and remarkable hardiness to com- 

 mend them. Pewaukee is a cross between 

 Northern Spy and Oldenburg made by George 

 F. Peffer, Pewaukee, Wisconsin, who brought 

 the variety to the attention of fruit-growers 

 about 1870. It is grown only where hardiness 

 is a prime requisite. 



Tree vigorous, large, upright-spreading or round, open, 

 with stout, curved branches. Fruit large, uniform in 

 size but not in shape, round-oblate, sometimes round- 



ovate, characteristically rounded toward the cavity, 

 ribbed, more or less irregularly elliptical ; stem short, 

 often fleshy, inserted under a lip ; cavity large, some- 

 times scarcely developed, narrow, very shallow, often 

 furrowed and sometimes thinly russeted ; calyx large, 

 open or closed ; basin medium in depth and width, 

 usually abrupt, wrinkled ; skin smooth, thin, tough, 

 yellow washed and mottled with orange-red or red, 

 striped and splashed with carmine, covered with bloom ; 

 dots conspicuous, pale gray or white, some large, ob- 

 scurely defined and areolar ; calyx-tube funnel-form ; 

 stamens median ; core large, axile to abaxile ; cells 

 irregularly developed, usually closed or slit ; core-lines 

 clasping the funnel cylinder ; carpels obcordate, tufted ; 

 seeds numerous, large, long, narrow, acute, plump, 

 tufted, light brown ; flesh white, firm, coarse, tender, 

 very juicy, subacid, aromatic ; fair to good ; November 

 to April. 



PLUMB CIDER. The hardiness and pro- 

 ductiveness of this variety commend it to the 

 fruit-growers of Wisconsin it i& little known 

 elsewhere. The variety was taken from Ohio 

 to Wisconsin in 1844, but what its history 

 otherwise may be does not appear. 



Tree vigorous, very hardy, healthy, productive, long- 

 lived. Fruit large, round-ovate, sometimes conic ; stem 

 stout, short ; cavity shallow, narrow ; calyx small, closed ; 

 basin narrow, shallow, plaited ; skin yellow shaded with 

 pale red and striped with brighter red ; dots few, fine, 

 gray ; calyx-tube long, narrow, funnel-form ; stamens 

 marginal, touching the segments, a marked characteristic ; 

 core large ; cells open ; core-lines clasping ; carpels 

 cordate ; seeds pale brown, short, plump, pointed ; flesh 

 greenish, firm, fine, breaking, juicy, brisk subacid ; 

 good ; October to January. 



POMME GRISE. French Russet. Gray 

 Apple. Grise. The fruit of Pomme Grise is, 

 handsome and delectable, distinguished by 

 small size, golden russet color, and crisp, ten- 

 der, fine-grained, sprightly, aromatic flesh. 

 The trees are hardy, healthy, and annually 

 produce fruit in great abundance. Trees and 

 fruit reach full development only in northern 

 latitudes. The variety had its origin and finds 

 greatest favor among the French in the valley 

 of the St. Lawrence. It has been cultivated 

 more than a century in Canada. 



Tree vigorous, dense, round or spreading. Fruit small, 

 uniform in size and shape, oblate, sometimes conic, 

 ribbed, symmetrical ; stem slender, pubescent, often 

 bracted and streaked with reddish-brown ; cavity large, 

 obtuse, deep, wide, often compressed or gently furrowed ; 

 calyx small, closed ; lobes long, narrow, acuminate, 

 pubescent ; basin variable, pubescent, saucer-shaped, nar- 

 row, shallow, obtuse, furrowed ; skin thick, tough, yellow 

 covered with russet, the cheek often smooth and 

 yellowish-brown, mottled and striped with red ; dots 

 gray or white, scattering and inconspicuous ; calyx-tube 

 cone-shaped ; stamens basal ; core abaxile ; cells sym- 

 metrical, closed or partly so ; core-lines clasping ; carpels 

 round, narrowing toward the apex, emarginate, mu- 

 cronate, smooth or tufted ; seeds plump, irregular, obtuse, 

 tufted ; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, fine-grained, juicy, rich, 

 subacid, aromatic ; very good to best ; November to April. 



PORTER. Summer Pearmain. A genera- 

 tion ago Porter took rank as one of the best 

 of all yellow fall apples. If the fruits be 

 judged by quality, the variety would still rank 

 as one of the best of its season, but the apple? 

 are too tender in flesh to ship, the season of 

 ripening is long and variable, and the crop 

 drops badly. Porter must remain, then, an 

 apple for the connoisseur, who will delight in 

 its crisp, tender, juicy, perfumed flesh, richly 

 flavored and sufficiently acidulous to make it 

 one of the most refreshing of all apples. Por- 



