SEEDLING APPLES OF MAINE. 1 29 



medium, flaring, regular, slightly russeted ; stem slender, % to % inch ; 

 basin very wide, shallow, plaited ; calyx partly closed ; flesh white, 

 crisp, juicy, fine grained, very firm, pleasant acid; core small. Good. 

 January to May. 



In March specimens of this variety were received from Mr. Remick, 

 and they were in prime condition, with a rich aroma. 



Monroe Sweet.— Origin, Aroostook county, Me.* 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, greenish yellow, washed and splashed 

 with crimson; stem long, slender, inserted in a deep, narrow, slightly 

 russeted cavity ; calyx large, partly closed, in a shallow, slightly irregu- 

 lar basin ; flesh greenish white, rather dry, sweet. Season, in northern 

 Maine, October to December. Good. 



Frequently met in Aroostook county. It possesses no special merit, 

 however. 



Moses Wood. — Originated on the farm of Moses Wood (now owned 

 by M. M. Bailey) of Winthrop, Me., before 1850. 



Tree vigorous, hardy, productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish, light yellow, striped with red ; cavity and 

 basin shallow; flesh white, tender, juicy, pleasant sub-acid. Good. 

 September to October. 



Still found in old orchards in central Maine, but not now planted. 

 Like most apples of its class and season, it is badly attacked by the 

 apple maggot. 



Narragansett. — Originated on the farm of Jacob H. Harmon, Buxton, 

 Me., in 1873. 



The tree is reported as a free grower and very hardy ; but rather a 

 shy bearer. 



Fruit medium to large, conical, pale -yellow, washed and splashed with 

 crimson, and heavily overlaid with a deeper shade of crimson on the 

 sunny side, with numerous small white dots ; cavity deep, flaring ; stem 

 short, stout ; basin medium, slightly corrugated ; calyx small, closed ; 

 flesh white, tender, rather dry, mild sub-acid; core small. Good. 

 November and December. 



This apple has a strong resemblance to Mother in size, form and gen- 

 eral color, but is a darker crimson — almost as dark as Black Oxford in 

 some cases — and the flavor is not as good as that of Mother. 



Nelson. — Seedling from the farm of Mr. Elihu Wood, Winthrop, Me. 



Fruit medium, oblong conical, pale yellow with numerous small grey 

 dots ; stem short, inserted in a moderately deep, narrow cavity ; basin 

 medium, regular; calyx small, open; flesh tender, juicy, sub-acid. 

 Good. September. 



Little known outside of its original immediate locality. Subject to 

 trypeta attack. 



* An. Rept. Maine Agr. Expt. Sta. 1893, p. 133; also 1902, p. 93. 



