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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



and mottled dark bright red ; dots obscure, few, light, minute; cavity 

 shallow, wide, with radiating russet, funnel-shaped; stem short; 

 basin abrupt, furrowed, rather shallow; calyx closed or nearly 

 so; segments divergent. Core open; cells obovate, slit; tube con- 

 ical; stamens basal; seeds short, plump, pointed; flesh whitish 

 yellow, tender, rather coarse, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid, good. 

 December to January. 



Millboy. Origin, West Virginia. Reported as well adapted for 

 growth in lowlands, such as creek and river bottoms, where most 

 apples do not succeed. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened, regular; skin thin, tena- 

 cious; surface smooth, yellow, washed with red and striped with 

 crimson, having a slight bloom; dots yellow; cavity large, regular, 

 deep, flaring, russet; stem short, moderately stout; basin medium 

 in size and depth, flaring, slightly furrowed; calyx medium, closed; 

 segments short, wide, converging. Core large, wide, clasping, closed; 

 seeds numerous, large, plump, brown; flesh yellowish, moderately 

 fine, tender, juicy, sweet, good. August and September. (U. S. Dept. 

 of Agriculture, 1895.) 



Milwaukee. 



Milwaukee. Originated from seed of Oldenburg by Geo. Jeffry, 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin; tree of moderate spreading growth, an 

 early and good bearer. A promising new variety for the North. 



