FRUITS VARIETIES AND CULTURE. 469 



beautifully striped and marbled with carmine; the fruit 

 is of a delicate, waxen appearance; flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, and fine flavored. The best summer apple known; 

 tree a fine grower and very productive. Ripens the mid- 

 dle of July; rarely affected by worms. 



Jonathan. — Medium size; round conical; yellowish- 

 red striped; flesh white, mild in flavor and juicy; suitable 

 for dessert and market; keeps well; winter apple. Origi- 

 nated in North Carolina. 



Fig. 170. 



Limbertwig. — Fruit large, dull red; flesh yellowish 

 firm; not very high flavored; round oblate conical; winter; 

 suitable for market. The pendant branches give the tree 

 its name. It originated in Virginia. 



Maiden's Blush. — Fruit medium size; flat, smooth, 

 and fair; skin thin, clear lemon 3^ellow, with a fine blush 

 to the sun; stalk short, in a wide, deep cavity; calyx 

 closed, in a moderate basin ; flesh white, tender, sprightly, 

 subacid. Excellent for drying and culinary uses, and a 

 fair dessert fruit. Ripens the first of July. 



