428 The Commercial Apple Industry 



less relative importance as compared with other varieties. 

 Wealthy is an early sort highly prized in New Jersey and 

 Delaware. 



The fruit is bright red, of large size and of good market 

 quality, selling well in most markets. It is normally con- 

 sumed before November and is essentially a fall apple, 

 although it may be kept into the early winter in cold stor- 

 age. Criticism is sometimes made of the Wealthy on the 

 ground of uneven ripening and tendency to considerable 

 variation in size and lack of color, but with good care it 

 has proved profitable in the regions described above. It 

 is especially adapted for planting as a filler. 



Yellow Transparent. 



Yellow Transparent was imported from Russia by the- 

 United States Department of Agriculture in 1870. It 

 has since been disseminated from coast to coast and is now 

 the leading very early commercial variety. It is grown 

 extensively, particularly in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, 

 West Virginia, the Ohio Valley and especially in the early 

 apple districts of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and various 

 other states. 



Since it is about the first apple on the market, it is 

 sought for dessert and is highly prized for culinary pur-> 

 poses. It grows to good size, is productive and takes on a 

 good clear yellow color before becoming over-ripe. The 

 crop ripens over a period of three or four weeks and more 

 than one picking is usually necessary. Yellow Transpar- 

 ent brings a good price on the market and thus far has 

 proved very profitable commercially. 



