CLASS IV. OBLONG APPLES. I. II. I. 671 



S. B. Marshall, Massillon, Ohio, who obtained it from N. 

 Wood, of Belmont County. 



Tree vigorous, healthy, spreading, productive, bears 

 early ; Shoots stout, dark ; Foliage abundant, dark green. 



Fruit full medium, cylindrical, regular; Surface yellow, 

 vein-russeted ; Dots numerous, minute. 



Basin abrupt, folded ; Eye large, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular, green ; Stem long, curved. 



Core small, pyriform, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds 

 numerous, plump, brown ; Flesh yellow, firm, breaking, 

 very fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic, spicy, 

 rich, refreshing ; Quality very best ; Use, dessert, too 

 good for aught else ; those who have tried it say that it is 

 excellent for cooking ; Season, January to March. 



Kirk1>ri4c White. 



This fruit has been pretty extensively cultivated in 

 some parts of the Western States, and sometimes mistaken 



Fig. 275. KIRKBRIDGE WHITE. 



for the fellow June. Tree of moderate growth, bears 

 early, productive. 



