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Arabskoc, 65 and 66 — 65 moderately vigorous, spreading; 

 very productive, precocious. About one-half bushel was 

 removed in August and the yield at harvest time was one bushel. 

 Growth one foot. The fruit is large, heavy and covered with a 

 rich bloom, somewhat resembling Blue Pearmain. Keeps well 

 into the winter but is of very poor quality. 66, young tree set in 

 1896. Has made but a slight growth. Matures late. Growth 

 two feet. 



Arabka (2$/), 44 — Moderately vigorous, upright, spreading. 

 Dark in wood and foliage. Growth one and one-half feet. 

 Fairly productive. Has a tendency to bear the fruit on the 

 ends of long twigs like the Alexander. Same as Arabskoe. 



Blushed Calville, 31 — Of vigorous, upright habit, resembling 

 Yellow Transparent. Growth one and one-half feet. It so 

 closely resembles Yellow Transparent that its identity is ques- 

 tioned. 



Borsdorf (356-402), 46 — Vigorous, spreading, profusely 

 branched. Branches small and slender. Light colored in wood 

 and foliage. Growth two feet. A few specimen fruits pro- 

 duced in 1896. These are small, oblate, greenish yellow. 

 Mature in late winter. 



Cross Apple (15 M), 28 — Very vigorous, upright, spreading. 

 Branches freely. Limbs long and slender. Growth this year 

 two and one-half feet. Moderately productive. Fruit resem- 

 bles Haas. This variety does not correspond with the descrip- 

 tion of Cross Apple as given by various authorities and it is pos- 

 sible that it has been misnamed. 



Daisy, 60 — Two-year-old tree set in the spring of 1896, mak- 

 ing a strong growth. 



Early Sweet (No. Voronesch), 8 and 52 — Vigorous, upright, 

 spreading. Large, heavy foliage. Growth one and one-half 

 feet. No fruit. 



Excelsior — One of Gideon's Seedlings. Vigorous, spreading, 

 productive. Like the preceding and like the next one, shows 

 the crab parentage. Wood fully matured. Growth one and 

 one-half feet. Full crop of fruit. Fruit medium, conical, 

 greenish-yellow washed with crimson, slightly russeted. Sharp 

 acid. September to November. 



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