APPLES. 313 



Mexico. Size medium, roundish ; striped light and dark red ; 

 stalk large and long; cavity broad, shallow, russeted ; calyx 

 large, in a narrow basin ; fle.-h whitish stained with red, tender, 

 with a very good flavor. A handsome New England fruit. Tree 

 very hardy, productive. 



Myer's. (Ohio Nonpareil.) Large, roundish, slightly oblate; 

 marbled and splashed red on yellow ; cavity and basin medium ; 

 flesh yellowish white, with an excellent sub-acid flavor. Autumn. 

 Growth strong and straight, forming a compact head. Produc- 

 tive, and much valued at the West. 



Oldenburgh.* Medium or rather large, roundish, a little flattened 

 at the ends ; light red in broad broken stripes and splashes on 

 yellow ground ; stem short, in an acuminate cavity ; basin deep 

 and narrow ; flesh yellowish white, sub-acid, very handsome. 

 Good for cooking. Early autumn. Shoots dark, ascending. 

 Very hardy. Suceeds well at the West and North. The strong 

 g^rowth of the tree, its early bearing and endurance of severe win- 

 ters, and the fair and handsome appearance of the fruit, render it 

 one of the most valuable sorts for the West. Russian. Fig. 387. 



Orndorf. Size medium, roundish ; slightly striped and shaded red 

 on yellow ; stalk slender : cavity and basin deep ; calyx open ; 

 flesh yellowish, crisp, with an excellent sub-acid flavor. A mod- 

 erate bearer. October and November. Ohio. 



Rambo.* (Romanite of New Jersej-.) Size medium, oblate, 

 smooth ; streaked and marbled with dull yellowish red on pale 

 yellowish ground ; dots large ; whitish ; stalk an inch long, rather 

 slender ; basin broad, slightly plaited ; flesh tender, rich, mild 

 sub-acid, fine flavored, often excellent. Fine in nearly all local- 

 ities. Late autumn and early winter. Known by the erroneous 

 name of Seek -no-further in Philadelphia market. Pa. Fig. 374. 

 Tender far West. 



Red Summer Calville. Medium, regular, oblong-conical ; yellow- 

 ish white, mostly covered with rosy red, mottled and splashed 

 with darker red, basin very shallow, almost wanting ; flesh white, 

 fine grained, spicy, sub-acid, quality good. Early autumn. Fig. 

 378. Russian. 



Republican Pippin. Large, round-oblate; striped with red on a 

 mottled reddish ground, greenish yellow in the shade ; stalk an 

 inch long, slender; cavity sometimes with radiating russet rays; 

 flesh tender, sub-acid, with a pleasant, peculiar, somewhat walnut 

 flavor. Ripens early and mid-autumn, but is a good cooking apple 

 in summer. Excellent for drying. Tree a strong and crooked 

 grower— moderate bearer. Origin, Lycoming County, Pa. 



Ribston Pippin. Medium or rather large, roundish conical ; clouded 

 and striped with yellowish red, on a yellow and slightly russeted 

 ground ; stalk slender, often short ; cavity rather wide ; basin nar- 

 row angular ; flesh yellow, crisp, granular, juicy, with a very rich 

 and rather sharp or acid flavor. First-rate as far north as Mame, 

 often second-rate farther south ; but its quality is usually suffered to 

 deteriorate needlessly by remaining too long on the tree. Late 

 autumn and early winter. Shoots diverging or spreading ; buds 

 and young shoots rather hoary. English. 



