158 THE APPLE. 



closed : basin, narrow, rather deep, slightly russeted ; flesh, whitish, tendor. 

 fine texture, delicately perfumed; quality, "very good," if not "best." 

 January to March. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 



MARKS. 



From Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Size, medium, roundish, tapering slightly 

 to the crown, somewhat angular ; yellowish white, with few russet dots, 

 nearly covered with a faint orange blush ; stem, half inch long : cavity, 

 narrow, deep, slightly russeted ; seed, yellowish gray ; flesh, whitish, ten- 

 der, fine texture ; flavor, delicately perfumed; quality, "very good," if not 

 " best." (W. D. B.) 



MARSTON'S RED WINTER. 



From New Hampshire. Tree, vigorous, productive. Fruit, large, round- 

 ish oval ; yellow in shade, red in sun. russet at stem ; stem, short, slender ; 

 cavity, deep ; calyx, partly open ; basin, abrupt ; core, compact ; seeds, dark 

 brown; flesh, yellowish, tender, juicy ; " very good." January to April. 



MAJOR. 



Native of Pennsylvania, Northumberland Co. Size, large, roundish ; 

 red, sometimes blended with yellow on the shaded side ; stem, variable in 

 length, of medium thickness ; cavity, rather wide, moderately deep ; basin, 

 uneven, shallow : flesh, yellowish, crisp ; flavor, pleasant, agreeably sac- 

 charine, and resembles, in some measure, that of the Carthouse, to which, 

 however, it is superior ; quality, " very good." (W. D. B.) 



MAY. 



Medium sized, roundish conical, flattened ; greenish yellow, with dull 

 red streaks ; flesh, tender, juicy, sub-acid ; valued only for its earliness, 

 which, in the South, is the latter end of May. 



MCAFEE'S NONSUCH. 



From Kentucky ; somewhat grown Southwest. Fruit medium, roundish 

 flattened, oblique angular; yellowish, mostly overspread with two shades 

 red, bluish tinge, and grayish dots apparently raised on surface ; stem, short, 

 slender ; cavity, open, little russeted, broad, deep ; calyx, medium ; seg- 

 ments, short, stiff, half open, erect, reflexed : basin, deep ; flesh, yellowish, 

 firm, crisp, juicy, sub-acid, aromatic ; core, medium, compact ; seeds, short, 

 ovate ; " very good." December to February. 



McHENRY. 



Origin, Hamilton Co.. Ohio. Growth upright and free, moderately pro- 

 ductive ; color, and quality similar to American Summer Pearmain. Sep- 

 tember to December. (Jackson.) 



MEACH. 



From Vermont. Fruit, large, roundish, slightly conic; skin, greenish 

 yellow, striped and mottled with light red, and sprinkled with brown dots ; 

 stalk, long, rather slender, set in a pretty large cavity ; calyx, closed in a 

 corrugated basin; flesh, yellowish, rather fine, juicy, rich, mild sub-acid, 

 aromatic. October and November. 



MEIGS. 



Fruit, large, regular oblong, narrowing to the eye, sometimes slightly 

 fibbed; skin, yellow, but mostly concealed with a marbling of r^d, and 



