260 THE APPLE. 



Fruit large, roundish, greenish yellow, with a few broken stripes or 

 splashes of red. Stalk short, planted in a deep, round, even cavity. 



Calyx large, in a broad, plaited basin. Flesh fine-grained, and exceed- 

 ingly mild and agreeable in flavor. Good to very good. September to 

 November. 



MCAFEE'S NONSUCH. 

 McAfee's Red. 



Originated at McAfee's old Fort in Kentucky. Good grower, very 

 productive. Young shoots smooth reddish brown. 



Fruit large, globular, inclining to oblate. Skin yellowish green, 

 shaded and striped with crimson and covered with a thin bloom. Stalk 

 short, inserted in a large cavity. Calyx closed, set in a small basin. 

 Flesh whitish, solid, crisp, subacid. Good to very good. December to 

 March. 



McCoy's PIPPIN. 



Origin, London, Mercer Co., Pa. Tree of medium upright growth, 

 productive, valued as a showy market sort, and also for cooking. 



Fruit large, oblate, a little oblique, greenish white, a shade of dull 

 red in the sun, brown dots. Flesh white, crisp, tender, moderately juicy, 

 pleasant, mild subacid. Good. Core small. October, December. 



McDANIEL. 



Origin, Green Co., Ohio. 



Fruit full medium, regular, oblate, yellow, covered with rich crim- 

 son, indistinct stripes. Dots light gray. Flesh yellow, solid, juicy, sub- 

 acid, rich, piquant. October, November. (Warder.) 



MCDOWELL'S SWEET. 



Origin, North Carolina. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish oblate, fine yellow, mostly over- 

 spread, shaded, and splashed with light and dark red, almost purplish in 

 the sun. Stalk short. Calyx small, closed. Basin narrow, corrugated. 

 Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, mild, refreshing, sweet. Good to very good. 

 October, December. 



McHENRY. 



Origin, Elizabethtown, Indiana. Growth upright and free, mode- 

 rately productive. Color and quality similar to American Summer 

 Pearmain. September to December. 



MACKAY SWEET. 



Origin, Massachusetts. Tree a good grower and productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic, yellow, slight tinge of red in 

 the sun. Stalk short. Cavity large, slightly russeted. Calyx small, 

 closed. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, mild, sweet, pleasant. Good. Core 

 small. December to March. 



