3i8 APPLES. 



Roberson's White. Medium, oblong, flattened at ends ; green, with 

 dark dots ; flesh yellowish, fine-grained, crisp, with a sub-acid, 

 aromatic flavor. Late autumn. Tree vigorous, upright. A 

 good bearer. Formerly grown in Maryland and Virginia. 



Oliver. Medium, red on greenish yellow ground, with grayish 

 dots ; flesh yellowish white, stained with pink, crisp, sprightly, sub- 

 acid. Arkansas. 



Star. Medium, flat, slightly conical, unequal, regular, smooth; 

 greenish yellow ; dots numerous, dark, prominent ; basin shallow, 

 regular, eye small, closed, cavity shallow, regular, russeted ; stem 

 short ; flesh white, tender, juicy, sub-acid, rich. 



Fig. 398.— Dyer. PlG. 399.— Am. Golden Russet. 



Fig. 400. Fig. 401. Fig. 402. 



Maiden's Blush. Fall Pippin. Monmouth Pippin. 



Stevenson's Winter. Medium, roundish oblate ; greenish yellow 

 and dark red ; vigorous and prolific. Autumn. Alabama. 



Wealthy. Medium, roundish,, oblate ; yellowish shade with dark 

 red, oily ; flesh tender, white, juicy, sub-acid, very good. Tree 

 hardy, vigorous and productive. A standard commercial variety 

 in the plains region, and valued as an excellent culinary and 

 market sort elsewhere. Minnesota. Fig. 469. 



Winthrop Greening. Large, oblate, remotely conical, slightly 

 ribbed, nearly regular ; skin yellow, when ripe, with a little 

 green, sometimes a faint red shade to the sun ; stem short, cav- 

 ity shallow, basin moderate ; flesh yellowish white, sub-acid, 

 very good. Mid-autumn. A valued sort in Maine. 



