CATALOG OF VARIETIES 211 



Ortley. — Medium, oblong, yellow red, good, medium, late. 

 Paragon. — Medium, conic, yellow red, good, late. 

 Patten (Greening). — Large, round, yellow, fair, medium, late. Con- 

 siderably planted in Iowa and Minnesota. 

 Peach. — Medium, conic, yellow red striped, fair, late. 

 Pease. — Large, oblong, red yellow, good, medium, early. 

 Peck (Pleasant). — Medium, oblate, yellow red, good, late. 

 Peerless. — Small, oblate, round, striped, fair, late. 

 Perfection. — medium, round, yellow red striped, fair, medium, 



early. 

 Perry Russet. — Medium, conic, yellow russet, fair, medium, late. 

 Peter. — Medium, round, green yellow, fair, medium. 

 Pewaukee. — Large, oblate, yellow red striped, poor, late. Tree 



hardy. 

 Plumb Cider. — Medium, conic, yellow red striped, fair, medium. 

 Pomme Gris. — Small, oblate, yellow russet red, very good, medium, 

 late, dessert. An attractive small russet apple, much liked in 

 Canada. 

 Porter. — Medium, oblate, conic, yellow red, very good, medium. 

 A favorite fall apple in New England, but badly attacked by 

 apple maggot. 

 Primate. — Medium, conic, yellow red, very good, early, dessert. 



High quality, but badly attacked by apple maggot. 

 Pr3'or (Red). — Medium, oblate, irregular, green yellow red, very 



good, late. 

 Pumpkin Sweet. — Large, round, green white, sweet, fair, medium, 

 late. A favorite home use apple with some families, but not 

 now often seen in the market. 

 Quince. — Medium, oblate, yellow, acid, fair, early. 

 Ralls. — Medium, oblate, conic, yellow red striped, fair, very late. 



Grown commercially in the central states. 

 Rambo. — Medium, oblate, white yellow red, good, medium. 

 Ramsdell. — Medium, oblong, conic, red, sweet, fair, medium. 

 Raspberry. — Small, oblong, irregular, red, fair, medium, early. 

 Red Astrachan. — Medium, conic, red green yellow, acid, fair, early. 



A fairly useful first early variety. 

 Red Canada. — Medium, oblate, conic, yellow red, very good, late. 

 Red June. — Small, ovate, conic, red striped, fair, very early. A 



profitable early variety in Delaware and neighboring states. 

 Red Stripe. — Medium, oblong, conic, white red striped, fair, early. 

 Rhode Island (Greening).' — Medium, oblate, green yellow, acid, good, 

 late. Formerly very profitable and widely grown in eastern 

 states. Now not so much planted. Requires careful manage- 

 ment. 

 Ribston. — Medium, round, yellow red, acid, good, late. A fine 



' dessert fruit when well grown. 

 Ridge. — Medium, conic, irregular, yellow russet, fair, late. 

 Rolfe. — Medium, oblate, yellow red striped, good, medium. 



