SALOME 



SHARP 



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Tree of medium size, vigorous, upright-spreading. 

 Fruit large, oblate-conic or round-oblate, faintly ribbed ; 

 stem short, slender ; cavity large, acute, deep, regular, 

 greenish-russeted ; calyx small, closed ; basin small, 

 narrow, deep, abrupt, wrinkled ; skin pale yellow washed 

 and marbled with red, striped and splashed with dark 

 carmine and overspread with thin bloom ; dots numerous, 

 obscure, fine, russet ; calyx-tube narrow, cone-shape ; 

 stamens median ; core medium in size, abaxile ; cells 

 partly open ; core-lines clasping ; carpels obovate, emargi- 

 nate ; flesh white, stained with red, tender, fine-grained, 

 crisp, juicy, mild subacid ; good to very good ; Septem- 

 ber and October. 



SALOME. Salome is a very good commer- 

 cial apple in the southern Mississippi Valley. 

 The characters commending the fruits are: 

 ability to stand handling well, long-keeping 

 qualities, and freedom from apple-scab. The 

 outstanding characters of the tree are: hardi- 

 ness, healthfulness, vigor, productiveness, early 

 and nearly annual bearing. The variety needs 

 a long season to develop either fruit or tree. 

 Salome originated about 1853 in Ottawa, Illi- 

 nois. 



Tree vigorous, large, upright, dense. Fruit medium 

 in size, uniform in size and shape, round-oblate to round- 

 ovate, often elliptical, obscurely ribbed, usually sym- 

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

 broad, often compressed or obscurely furrowed, thinly 

 russeted ; calyx small, closed ; basin often depressed, 

 sometimes deep and inclined to abrupt, usually narrow, 

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

 yellow mottled and blushed with red and obscurely 

 striped with carmine, marked toward the cavity with 

 gray scarf-skin and covered with bloom ; dots conspicu- 

 ous, pale gray, often areolar with russet point ; calyx- 

 tube small, cone-shape ; stamens basal ; core large, 

 abaxile : cells often unsymmetrical, usually wide open, 

 sometimes closed ; core-lines meeting ; carpels thin, 

 smooth, often concave, broadly round, sometimes emargi- 

 nate ; seeds numerous, wide, obtuse, light and dark 

 brown ; flesh yellow, firm, fine-grained, crisp, tender, 

 juicy, sprightly subacid ; good to very good ; November 

 to March. 



SANDY GLASS. This Russian variety 

 bears attractive greenish-yellow fruits, which, 

 however, are of inferior quality and come at 

 a season when there are many better apples. 

 The trees are extremely hardy, and the variety, 

 therefore, has value in cold regions. Sandy 

 Glass was imported from Russia about 1880. 



Tree small, vigorous, flat, spreading, drooping. Fruit 

 large, uniform in size and shape, round-oblate or ovate, 

 regular, sometimes obscurely ribbed ; stem short, thick ; 

 cavity small, acuminate, deep, narrow, usually sym- 

 metrical, more or less russeted and often with out- 

 spreading rays of thin russet ; calyx small, closed ; lobes 

 short, acute ; basin shallow, wide, lightly furrowed, 

 wrinkled ; skin pale yellow, faintly blushed and over- 

 spread with bloom ; dots numerous, small, submerged, 

 with some large and russet ; calyx-tube long, wide, 

 conical ; stamens median ; core axile ; cells symmetrical, 

 closed or open ; core-lines meeting ; carpels ovate, deeply 

 emarginate ; seeds large, wide, plump, acute, dull dark 

 brown ; flesh white or with green tinge, fine, tender, 

 juicy, brisk subacid ; fair to good ; September to early 

 winter. 



SCARLET PIPPIN. Crimson Beauty. 

 Crimson Pippin. This is a Canadian apple of 

 the Fameuse type ; the fruits are somewhat 

 similar to those of the well-known Mclntosh, 

 but differ in being firmer in flesh, more acid 

 and not so good in quality. Scarlet Pippin 

 originated about 1860 near Brockville, Ontario. 

 Its culture is confined to Canada, New Eng- 

 land, and nearby states. 



Tree vigorous, upright. Fruit of medium size, round- 

 oblate, regular ; stem short, stout ; cavity acute, shallow 

 wide, sometimes lipped ; calyx closed or open ; basin 

 narrow, shallow, wrinkled ; core small ; flesh white, firm 

 crisp, tender, melting, juicy, mild subacid with a 

 pleasant flavor ; very good ; fall and early winter. 



SCOTT WINTER. Scott's Red Winter. 

 Scott. This variety at one time played an im- 

 portant part as a commercial apple in New 

 England, but seems now to be passing from 

 cultivation. It came into prominence because 

 of the hardiness, healthfulness, and reliability 

 of the trees, and the long-keeping qualities of 

 the apples. It is being superseded by better 

 kinds, because the apples are small, uneven in 

 shape and size, susceptible to scab, and with 

 coarse flesh and austere flavor. The apple is 

 now grown with profit only in a few parts of 

 New England and Canada. It originated on 

 the Scott farm, Newport, Vermont, about 1864. 



SEEK-NO-FURTHER. See Westfield. 



Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, dense. Fruit 

 medium in size, round-conic or round-oblate, often 

 irregularly elliptical, broadly ribbed ; stem short or 

 very short ; cavity small, acuminate, deep, narrow, some- 

 times gently furrowed, usually russeted and often with 

 outspreading russet rays; calyx small, closed; lobes 

 converging, usually reflexed, narrow, acute ; basin small, 

 abrupt, usually deep, narrow, furrowed, often pubescent ; 

 skin smooth, thin, tough, pale yellow covered with 

 red, mottled and striped with darker red ; dots scattering, 

 obscure, pale yellow or russet ; calyx-tube long, cone- 

 shape, sometimes extending into the core ; stamens 

 median ; core small, axile or abaxile with hollow central 

 cylinder; cells uniformly developed, symmetrical, closed 

 or partly open ; core-lines meeting ; carpels broadly 

 round, elliptical, emarginate, mucronate, smooth or 

 nearly so ; seeds numerous, small, narrow, acute, plump, 

 dark, sometimes tufted ; flesh yellow, sometimes stained 

 with red, firm, crisp, coarse, tender, very juicy, briskly 

 subacid, eventually becoming mild subacid, aromatic ; 

 good ; November to April. 



SHACKLEFORD. Shackleford's Best. 

 Shackleford is an apple of the Ben Davis type. 

 The fruits of several rivals in season of the 

 same group surpass it in flavor, in keeping 

 qualities, and in appearance. The trees have 

 the merits of bearing young and regularly, and 

 of being productive, hardy. Shackleford was 

 discovered near Athens, Missouri, some time 

 previous to 1883. 



Tree medium in size, vigorous, flat, spreading, droop- 

 ing, open. Fruit large, uniform in size and shape, round 

 or round-ovate, regular and symmetrical ; stem long, 

 slender ; cavity small, acuminate, shallow, narrow, sym- 

 metrical, russeted ; calyx usually closed ; lobes long, 

 broad, acute ; basin large, deep, wide, abrupt, wrinkled 

 and furrowed ; skin thick, tough, waxy, smooth, yellow 

 washed with red, mottled and striped with carmine ; 

 dots inconspicuous, small, numerous, sometimes sub- 

 merged, some imes russet ; calyx-tube short, cone-shape, 

 often with a fks'.iy pistil point projecting into the base ; 

 stamens median ; core axile, small ; cells symmetrical, 

 closed or open ; core-lines meeting ; carpels pointed 

 ovate, emarginate ; seeds numerous, wide, plump, acute ; 

 flesh yellow, firm, coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, mild 

 subacid ; fair to good ; November to April. 



SHARP. Sharp is a little known variety, 

 often confused with Maiden Blush, which it 

 does not equal in tree or fruit. A comparison 

 of the descriptions enables one at once to dis- 

 tinguish between the two. The variety can be 

 traced to Halliday and Son, Baltimore, Mary- 

 land, about 1880. It is more generally grown 

 in Illinois than elsewhere. 



