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Fruit very large, often enormous, roiuidi.-sli to roundi.^h ol)lute, 

 somewhat irregular and angular, es])eciall>' wlien overgrown; surface 

 -vvhitisli yellow, aluKjst wholly eovered with bright red and rosy 

 crimson, with earnnne splashes and tlun whitish l)l(j()m, a very hand- 

 some iruit; dots white, ol.iscure; eavit}' regular, deep, somewhat 

 acuminate, medium width, russeti'(l: .stem short; hasin narrow, 

 abrupt, wavy; calyx half open. Core open, clasping, m(>dium size; 

 cells rounded, ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds not 

 many, short, plump; flesh whitish, coarse-grained, moderately juicy, 

 pleasant subacid, good only, October to midwintei-. 



Wythe. — Origin, on the farm of Rodolplius Chandler, Wythe, 

 Illinois; tree vigorous, with round top; a good annual bearer, blooms 

 late. First introduced aljout 1S73. A seedling of Kails Genet, and 

 much resembles that variety in tree and fruit. 



Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic, nearly regular; surface 

 white, shaded, striped and splashed over two-thirds its surface with 

 bright red; dots few, light and gray; cavit}' rather large, deep; stem 

 short, small; basin medium, slightl}- i)laited; calyx small, closed. 

 Core medium; flesh whitish, fine, tender, crisp, juicy, sprightly sub- 

 acid, slightly aromatic, very good. .January, March. 



Yahnke. — Originated as a root sprout, from a tree killed in 1873, 

 with Frank Yahnke, Winona, Jlinnesota; tree vigorous, spreading, 

 piroductive. One of the candidates for the seedling apple prize offered 

 by the i\Iinnesota State Horticultural Society. Fruit "has kept in an 

 ordinary cellar through March." 



Fruit above medium to large, roundish, slightly conical, obscurely 

 angular; surface smooth, clear rich yellow, mostly covered with fine 

 dark crimson, with broad splashes and streaks of carmine, mixed and 

 marlsled, nearlj' solid on sunny side, a handsome fruit, the broad 

 irregular dark crimson or carmine streaks are characteristic; dots 

 many, very distinct, minute, yellow; cavity rcgulai', acute, ^\\\h n 

 little stellate russet; stem medium; basin smooth, sometimes ob- 

 scurelv ribljed, very shallow, wide; calyx open; segments divergent. 

 Core o|X'n, barelv clasping; cells ovate, slit; tulje conical; stamens 

 median; seeds few, long, ]>lump, pointed; flesh white, slightly stained 

 pink next to skin, juicy, rich, mild, sacchai-ine, pleasant subacid, 

 very good. Winter. 



Yates. — Origin, Fayette Co., TU'orgia; tree very \ipright; very 

 productive; fruit a good keeper. 



