270 THE APPLE. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, yellow, mostly shaded with rich deep 

 red, and sprinkled with gray dots. Stalk short, inserted in an open cavity. 

 Calyx open, set in a deep corrugated basin. Flesh yellowish, rather 

 coarse-grained, breaking, tender, rich, sweet. Good to very good. Core 

 small. November to February. A valuable sweet apple for market or 

 cooking. 



MAXEY. 



This variety we received from A. L. Woodson, Hart Co., Ky., 

 by whom the tree is described as a good grower, an annual but not early 

 bearer, producing fair, even-sized fruit, that keeps well into May and 

 June. 



Fruit above medium, roundish, approaching conical, light greenish 

 ground, with broken red stripes and splashes, from the stem end, of 

 pinkish red, light dots and indistinct dark specks. Stalk medium length 

 and size. Cavity regular, round, smooth, lightly russeted. Calyx large, 

 open, with divided recurved segments. Basin shallow, broad, regular. 

 Flesh whitish, not very juicy or tender, subacid. Good. Core small. 

 May to July. 



MAY. 



May Apple. Pillkin. Plymouth Greening. 



Rhenish May. Winter May. May of Myers. 



May Seek -no-further of some. 



An old Apple, considerably grown at the West. Origin unknown. 

 Its only value is because of its long keeping quality. Tree a poor 

 grower, but a good bearer. Young shoots dark reddish brown, downy 

 somewhat towards the end. 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, pale greenish yellow, slight brown- 

 ish in sun. Flesh whitish, fine-grained, compact, not very juicy, mild 

 subacid. Core rather large, and open. Good. February to June. 



MAY SEEK-NO-FARTHER. 

 Lop-sided Pearmain. Pilliken. May, erroneously. 



Origin unknown. Considerably grown in some parts of the West, 

 and valued only because of its productiveness and long keeping. 



Tree spreading, hardy, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, oblique, dull greenish, mostly overspread and 

 shaded with obscure stripes and marblings of dull dingy red. Flesh firm, 

 dry, subacid. Good. February to May. 



MEACH. 



From J. M. Ketchum, Brandon, Yt. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly conic, greenish yellow, striped and 

 mottled with light red, and sprinkled with brown dots. Flesh yellowish, 

 rather fine, juicy, mild subacid. Good. October, November. 



MEADOW SWEET. 



Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium, oblate or roundish oblate, pale yellow, gray and light 

 dots. Flesh whitish, moderately tender and juicy, rather rich, sweet. 

 Core small. Good. November, February. 



