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small, plump, brown; flesh whitish, moderately fine-drained, crisj), 

 juicy, very mild subacid, good to very good. Winter. (U. S. Div. ol' 

 Pomology, 1895.) 



Ohio Nonpareil. — Originated with Mr. Myers near Massillon, Ohio. 

 Tree vigorous, w'lAv spreading. 



Fruit large; form roundish oblate, regular; surface smooth, yellow, 

 shaded, marbled and sjjlaslied with two shades of rich briglit red; 

 dots few, light, gray; cavity large, deep, acute, regular; stem short, 

 rather slender; basin wide, regular, medium; calyx rather large, 

 partially open; segments rather short. Core small, somewhat open; 

 seeds many; flesh 3-ellowish white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, rich, 

 slightly aromatic, subacid, very good. October, November. 



Ohio Pippin {Shannon). — Supposed origin, Dayton, Ohio; tree 

 vigorous, large spreading, moderately productive. 



Fruit large, often ycvj large, roundisli oblate, somewhat conical, 

 irregular; surface smootli, yellow, sometimes with mottled red blush; 

 dots small, gray; cavity wide, wavy or regular, russeted; stem short, 

 stout; basin wide, deep, wrinkled; calyx large, or ver3' large, open; 

 segments sliort. Core closed, meeting, small; seeds many, medium 

 plump, some imperfect; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasant, 

 sharp subacid, good. November, January. 



Okabena. — Originated on the banks of Lake Okabena, near 

 Worthington, southwestern ^Minnesota. A seedling of Oldenburg, 

 fertilized by Wealthy from seed furnished by Peter M. Gideon in 1S71. 



Fruit large, regular, oblate; surface greenish yellow, striped and 

 splashed with red, sometimes covering the entire surface, on sunny 

 side mixed and marbled with dark crimson stri|)es and splashes; 

 dots minute, scattered, white, obscure; cavity regular, deep, some- 

 times russeted; stem variable; basin a marked characteristic, wide, 

 rather shallow, regular, sometimes abrupt; calyx closed. Core 

 closed, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; liesli 

 white, sometimes stained, fine-grained, juic}', subacid, ver}- good. 

 December. 



Oldenburg, Z)Mc/ie.ss 0/. — This well-known Russian variety is 

 the hardiest of the old list, its endurance of severe winters encouraged 

 the importation of other sorts from Russia. 



Fruit large; form roundish oblate, regular; surface smooth, 

 greenish yellow, almost whoUy c<n-ered with stripes and splaslies, 

 mixed on sunny side with crimson; a handsome fruit; dots white, 



