VARIETIES OF APPLES 



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slender, long, in deep cavity; flesh yellowish white, crisp, tender, and juicy. 

 Tree vigorous but not always a good bearer. 



Gloria Mundi. Very large, roundish, oblate; ribbed; greenish yellow A 

 popular show apple on account of great size attained in this State. (See table.) 



Fameuse; syn. Snow Apple (Canada). Medium size, roundish, somewhat 

 flattened; deep crimson, nearly concealing pale yellowish ground; flesh snowy 

 white, tender, juicy, slight perfume; stalk slender, one-half inch, in narrow 

 funnel-shaped cavity; calyx small, in shallow, rather narrow basin; "tree 

 vigorous, with dark wood; one of the finest dessert fruits; succeeds particu- 

 larly well in the foot-hills." John Bidwell. 



King of Tompkins County. Large, globular, angular, inclining to conic; 

 yellowish, mostly shaded with red, striped and splashed with crimson ; stalk 

 short and stout, in large, somewhat irregular cavity ; calyx small, closed ; flesh 

 yellowish, rich juicy, vinous, aromatic; chiefly grown in mountain regions 



Rambo (Pennsylvania). Medium to large, flat; yellowish white with pale 

 yellow and red in the sun, with large, rough dots ; stalk long, rather slender, 

 curved, deeply set ; calyx closed, in broad basin ; flesh greenish white. Reported 

 a failure in some counties. 



Ben Davis. Large, roundish, sides often unequal ; light red and deep red 

 on yellowish ground; stalk medium, rather slender, in deep, narrow cavity; 

 calyx partially open. Commended as a market apple by the Southern Cali- 

 fornia Nurserymen's Association. Grown in the upper Sacramento Valley, 

 sometimes keeps until July I. 



Baldwin (Massachusetts). Large, roundish, narrowing a little towards the 

 eye ; deep bright red over a yellow ground ; few russet dots ; calyx closed and 

 set in narrow basin ; stalk one-half to three- fourths inch, rather slender, set 

 in deep, even cavity; flesh yellowish-white, crisp, juicy, subacid. Best in 

 northern and elevated regions ; coloring varies greatly according^ to locality. 



Hoover (South Carolina). Large, roundish, slightly oblique; yellowish, 

 mostly overspread with red, with conspicuous light dots ; stalk rather long, in 

 large cavity; calyx open in furrowed basin; flesh yellowish, juicy, crisp, acid. 



Rhode Island Greening. Large, roundish, a little flattened, pretty regular; 

 dark green, becoming yellowish green ; calyx small, woolly, closed, in shallow 

 basin; stalk three-fourths inch, curved, thickest at the bottom; flesh yellow, 

 fine grained, tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic, slightly acid; tree healthy and 

 the variety widely popular. 



Vandevere; syn. Newton Spitsenburg. Medium size, oblate, slightly conic; 

 fine yellow, washed with light red, striped and splashed with dark red and 

 shaded with carmine in the sun ; light bloom and peculiar gray specks ; stalk 

 short, in wide cavity ; calyx small, closed ; flesh yellow, rich, sprightly, vinous. 



Jonathan (New York). Medium to large, roundish, conical or tapering 

 to the eye; light yellow nearly covered with red stripes and deep red in the 

 sun; stalk three-fourths of an inch, rather slender, in deep, regular cavity; 

 calyx in deep, broad basin; tender, juicy, rich, vinous; a great favorite in 

 California; specially commended as a market apple by Southern California 

 Nurserymen's Association ; keeps till midwinter. 



Winesap. Medium size, roundish oblong ; dark red with traces of yellow 

 in the shade ; stalk nearly an inch, slender, set in an irregular cavity ; calyx 

 small, in regular basin ; flesh yellow, crisp, high, rich flavor ; largely grown ; 

 tree a good bearer. 



Stayman Winesap. An old improvement on the Winesap now becoming 

 more prominent. Some growers reporting favorably on Winesap have this 

 variety which "is larger and better and the tree a stronger grower and more 

 productive. Approved by Mr. Frank Femmons of Madera county. 



Ortley; syn. White Bell/lower, etc. (New Jersey). Large, oblong, greenish 

 yellow, becoming fine yellow with slight blush ; stalk medium, slender, s"et in 

 deep, acute cavity ; calyx closed, set in abrupt corrugated basin ; flesh white, 

 fine-grained, juicy, subacid. 



