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FRUIT: large to very 

 large on favorable 

 soil ; form 

 roundish ob- 

 1 a t e, slightly 

 smaller at the 

 apex than at 

 the base, very 

 regular ; color 

 y e llowish, JB 

 splashed with jf 

 dull red on 

 sunny side and 

 streaked, and 

 with deep red 

 dots small and 

 distinct; stem 

 short, three- 

 quarters of an 

 inch long, 

 stout, in a 

 large russeted 

 cavity ; calyx 

 large and very 

 o IP e n, with 

 short segments 

 placed in a 

 large green basin. 



FLESH: cream 

 white, fine, crisp, moder- 

 ately juicy, flavor sweet, 

 spicy, slightly acid. 



QUALITY : dessert good ; 

 cooking very good. 



VALUE: home and foreign markets, first class. 



SEASON: November to January. 



ADAPTATION: best apple districts only. 



BLENHEIM. 



BLUE PEARMAIN. 



A variety found in many of the older orchards; not productive enough to be profit- 

 able. 



TREE: strong, vigorous, healthy; a light bearer. 



FRUIT: size, very large; roundish, regular, slightly conical; color, splashes and 

 stripes of dark purplish red over a dull yellow ground, solid red in sun, with heavy blue 

 bloom and distinct white, russet dots; stem three-quarters of an inch long, set in a wide, 

 deep, usually russeted cavity; calyx open in a smooth, shallow basin. 



FLESH: color yellowish; texture firm, moderately juicy; flavor mild acid, rich, 

 aromatic. 



QUALITY: first rate. 



VALUE: not profitable on account of unproductiveness. It is also a poor market 

 apple. 



SEASON: November to February. 



BOGDANOFF. 



A promising apple for the north; not recommended where Spy and Baldwin succeed. 



ORIGIN: Imported from Russia for the Iowa Agricultural College by Professor J. L. 

 Budd. 



TREE: moderately vigorous; habit upright. 



FRUIT: size medium; form roundish, somewhat ribbed; color green or yellowish 

 green, often with faint bronze blush and numerous small white dots; stem short set in 

 a shallow cavity; calyx usually closed in a somewhat furrowed, wrinkled basin. 



FLESH: color white; texture tender and juicy; flavor pleasant; subacid. 



QUALITY: dessert fair; cooking good. 



VALUE: market second class. 



SEASON: November to February. 



