CHELTENHAM. 



Synonyms Calf pasture. 



Size Medium, 2J inches long by 2f broad. 



Form Roundish. 



Skin Profusely striped and marbled with red on a yellow ground. 



Stem i of an inch long by 75 thick, inserted in a narrow cavity. 



Calyx Small, closed, set in a narrow, rather deep basin. 



Core Medium. 



Seed Brown, small, short, plump, I of an inch long, 4 wide, & thick. 



Flesh Whitish yellow, tender, juicy. 



Flavor Pleasant. 



Quality" Good." 



Period of Maturity Middle of September. 



Leaf lyg inches wide by H long, including petiole, which is U of an inch long 



by is wide. 

 Wood Young shoots greyish brown. 



HISTORY, ETC. 



The Cheltenham Apple originated in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery 

 County, Pa., in a field in which the calves were usually pastured, hence the name 

 Calf pasture, by which it is most commonly known. The tree has been in bear- 

 ing over twenty-five or thirty years. The handsome appearance of the fruit adds 

 much to its marketable value. Though not ripe till September, yet as early as 

 July it may be used for culinary purposes. 



