Apples Chiefly Grown in California. 195 
with purplish red; stalk short, in wide, deep cavity; calyx small; flesh 
rather coarse, but brisk, sprightly, subacid flavor. 
Gloria Mundi.—Very large, roundish, oblate; ribbed; greenish yellow. 
ooo show apple on account of great size attained in this State. (See 
table.) | 
fameuse; syn. Snow Apple (Canada).—Medium size, roundish, some- 
what flattened; deep crimson, nearly concealing pale yellowish ground; 
flesh snowy white, tender, juicy, slight perfume; stalk slender, one-half 
inch, in narrow, funnel-shaped cavity; calyx small, in shallow, rather nar- 
row basin; “tree vigorous, with dark wood; one of the finest dessert fruits; 
succeeds particularly well in the foot-hills.’—/ohn Bidwell, 
King of Tompkins County.—Large, globular, angular, inclining to 
conic; yellowish, mostly shaded with red, striped and splashed with crim- 
son; stalk short and stout, in Jarge, somewhat irregular cavity; calyx small, 
closed; flesh yellowish, rich, juicy, vinous, aromatic, chiefly grown in moun- 
tain regions. 3 ; 
Rambo (Pennsylvania).—Medium to large, flat; yellowish white with 
pale yellow and red in the sun, with large, rough dots; stalk long, rather 
slender, curved, deeply set; calyx closed, in broad basin; flesh greenish 
white. Reported a failure in some counties. 
Ben Davis —Large, roundish, sides often unequal; light red and deep 
red on yellowish gruund; stalk medium, rather slender, in deep, narrow 
cavity; calyx partially open. Commended as a market apple by the South- 
ern California Nurservmen’s A-sociation. 
Baldwin (Massachusetts).—Large, roundish, narrowing a little towards 
the eye; deep bright red overa yellow ground; few russet dots; calyx 
closed and set in narrow basin; stalk one-half to three-fourths inch, rather 
slender, set in deep, even cavity; flesh yellowish white, crisp, juicy, sub- 
acid. Best in northern and elevated regions; coloring varies greatly 
according to locality. 
Floover (South Carolina) —Large, roundish, slightly oblique; yellow- 
ish, mostly overspread witn red, with conspicuous light dots; stalk rather 
long, in large cavity; calyx open in furrowed basin; flesh yellowish, juicy, 
crisp, acid. 
Rhode Island Greening.—Large, roundish, a little flattened, pretty- 
regular; dark green, becoming yellowish green; calyx small, woolly, closed, 
in shallow basin; stalk three-fourths inch, curved, thickest at the bottom; 
flesh yellow, fine grained, tender, crisp, juicy, aromatic, slightly acid; tree 
healthy and the variety widely popular. 
Vandevere; syn. Newton Spitzenburg.—Medium size, oblate, slightly 
conic; fine yellow, washed with light red, striped and splashed with dark 
red, and shaded with carmine in the sun; light bloom and peculiar gray 
specks; stalk short, in wide cavity; calyx small, closed; flesh yellow, rich, 
sprightly, vinous. 
Jonathan (New York).—Medium to large, roundish, conical or tapering 
to the eye; light yellow nearly covered with red stripes and deep red in the 
sun; stalk three-fourths of an inch, rather slender, in deep, regular cavity; 
calyx in deep, broad basin; tender, juicy, rich, vinous; a great favorite in 
California; specially commended as a market apple by Southern California 
Nurserymen’s Association; keeps till midwinter. 
Winesap.—Medium size, roundish oblong; dark red with traces of 
yellow in the shade; stalk nearly an inch, slender, set in an irregular cavity; 
calyx small. in regular basin; flesh yellow, crisp, high, rich flavor; largely 
grown; tree a good bearer. 
Ortley; syn. White Bellflower, etc. (New Jersey).—Large, oblong, 
greenish yellow, becoming fine yellow with slight blush; stalk medium, 
slender, set in deep, acute cavity; calyx closed, set it abrupt, corrugated 
basin; flesh white, fine-grained, juicy, subacid. 
