. CL.ASS IV. OBLONG APPLES.— 1. If. ]. 



671 



S. B. Marshall, Massillon, Ohio, T^ho obtained it from N. 

 "Wood, of Belmont County. 



Tree vigorous, healthy, spreading, productive, bears 

 early ; Shoots stout, dark ; Foliage abundant, dark green. 



Fruit full medium, cylindrical, regular; Surface yellow, 

 vein-russeted ; Dots numerous, minute. 



Basin abrupt, folded ; Eye large, closed. 



Cavity wide, regular, green ; Stem long, curvea. 



Core small, pyriform, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds 

 numerous, plump, brown ; Flesh yellow, finn, breaking, 

 very fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic, spicy, 

 rich, refreshing ; Quality very best ; Use, dessert, too 

 good for aught else ; those who have tried it say that it is 

 excellent for cooking ; Season, January to March. 



Kirkbridgrc White. 



This fruit lias been pretty extensivtsly cultivated in 

 some parts of the Western States, and sometimes mistaken 



Fig. 275. — ^KZBEBRIDOE WHITE. 



for the Yellow June. Tree of moderate growth, bears 

 early, productive. 



