270 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Apple-shaped (Orange). — Large, roundish, apple-shaped; color 

 golden yellow, fair, smooth; qualit}' good. In quince-growing 

 districts this old variety is still grown bj' amateurs and farmers, but 

 not commercial!}-, perhaps for the reason that the claim that it re- 

 produced from seed developed inferior varieties and a mixed nomen- 

 clature. 



Bentley. — Large, 3-ellow, handsome, and said to be excellent in 

 quality. One of the leading varieties in Maryland and South Carolina. 



Bourgeat. — Large, slightly pyriform; color rich golden, with 

 velvety skin, which is verj' smooth. Has peculiarly healthy foliage. 

 Higlily prized in Ohio and the Southeast States. 



Champion. — Large, obtuse pjTiform; color green, mostly over- 

 spread with briglit yellow. Flesh tender and unusually good in 

 quality. Though relativelj' a new variety it is grown commercially 

 across the continent. America. 



Columbia. — ^'cr^' large, somewhat ridged; color greenish yellow, 

 witli red blushed cheek. It is said to cook as tender as an apple and 

 to make a jelly of unusual fragrance and quality. Japan. 



Fuller. — Large to very large, distinctly pyriform; surface some- 

 what ridged; color ricl^ yellow. Flesh not as coarse when cooked 

 as other varieties. Highly prized in Xew Jersey. 



Johnson, — Large, roundisli oblate, compressed at stem; color 

 greenish yellow, with down in cavit}'. Flesh yellowish, juicy, cooks 

 tender. .\ Pennsylvania variet)' now widel}- gro^^-n. 



Meech {Meech's Prolific). — Large to very large, obscure pyriform; 

 color bright yellow ; quality very good ; peculiarly fragrant. A leading 

 variet}- in the Eastern and So\itheastern States. Connecticut. 



Missouri Mammoth. — Very large, roundish oblate; color green, 

 mostly overspread with orange }-ellow; quality and texture of flesh 

 very good. Rapidly becoming a popular commercial varietv, especially 

 in Utah and parts of Colorado. 



Pear. — Large to very large, pyriform, with roundish ol)long body; 

 color yellow. Flesh firm but with high flavor. Cirown for market 

 extensively, especially for distant shipment . 



Pineapple. — One of Burbank's seedlings, which is claimed to have 

 a distinct pineapple flavor. It is large, yellow, and much like the 

 orange variety, but is said to cook tender like an apple. 



Portugal. — Large to very large; color light orange. The best 

 variety in quality, and the tree is the strongest grower, with larger and 



