596 DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



Fruit small, round or oblong, flattened or truncated at 

 the ends, barrel shaped ; Surface dull red stripes on yel- 

 low; Dots minute, indented, purplish. 



Basin shallow, folded or plaited ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, wavy, brown ; Stem medium. 



Core regular, turbinate, open, clasping the point of the 

 eye; Seeds numerous, plump, angular; Flesh yellowish 

 white, firm, juicy; Flavor sub-acid; Quality only good ; 

 Use, Mr. R. Ragan finds it one of his best market fruits ; 

 Season, March and April, keeping sound and very salable. 



Gleiidale. 



Believed to have originated near Giendale, Hamilton 

 County, Ohio, where I obtained it from A. A. Mullet. 



Tree vigorous, thrifty, spreading, well formed head, 

 productive. 



Fruit large, roundish, somewhat conical; Surface 

 smooth, bright yellow, striped and clouded with bright 

 red ; Dots small, russet. 



Basin deep, abrupt ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity medium, wavy, green ; Stem long. 



Core open ; Seeds numerous, medium ; Flesh yellowish, 

 tender, juicy; Flavor very mild sub-acid, almost saccharine, 

 rich ; Quality good ; U se, table ; Season, September, Oc- 

 tober. 



Ilag'loe. 



This foreign variety has the general aspect of a Rus- 

 sian apple both in tree and fruit. 



Excellent for cooking, highly esteemed by the market 

 gardeners of New Jersey, where it is much grown. 



Tree healthy, vigorous, round headed, productive; 

 Shoots stout, blunt ; Foliage large, light green. 



Fruit medium to large, round, somewhat flattened ; Sur- 

 face pale yellow, distinctly striped and splashed bright 

 red or carmine, covered with white bloom. 



Basin small, regular ; Eye small, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular ; Stem short, thick. 



Flesh whitish, not fine-grained, breaking, juicy ; Flavor 

 acid ; Quality good ; Use, kitchen and market only ; Sea- 

 son, August. 



