FEUITS VARIETIES AND CULTURE. 45 9» 



oval, with a glossy surface and yellowish red; lighter 

 colored dots; flesh yellow and fine grained; flavor mild, 

 with a subacid juicy taste; ripens late. Originated in 

 Arkansas. Useful for marketing and kitchen purposes. 

 Baldwin. — Average size, oval conical, yellowish red 

 in color; mild flavor, with rich subacid taste; good winter 

 apple, and very productive. 



Fig. 155. 



Ben Davis. — Large, round and yellow striped; flavor 

 mild; flesh light colored; late in ripening; good for 

 market purposes. 



Bough. — Large size; oblate in form; skin bright yel- 

 low; thickly dotted with russet specks; stalk rather long, 

 in a deep, narrow cavity; calyx deeply sunk; flesh white, 

 juicy, and very sweet; tree a poor grower. 



Byers, Buckingham, Batchelor. — This very popular 

 apple is known by fifteen or twenty names, but generally 

 called Buckingham. Fruit large to very large; a little 

 oblate in form, narrowing toward the eye; skin rich yel- 



