HISTORY, PROGENY, AND LOCATIONS OF CRABAPPLES 39 



cv. Henry Kohankie* 



A seedling selection grown from seed of M. sieboldii received 

 from Japan in 1933 by the Henry Kohankie Nurseries, Painesville, 

 Ohio. 



Registered by Dr. George W. Parmelee, Michigan State Univ., 

 East Lansing, Mich., on March 23, 1965. Named for Henry Ko- 

 hankie of the Henry Kohankie Nurseries. 



Description: Flowers; single, expanding buds pale pink, open 

 pinkish white to white, approx. 3.5 cm. across. Fruit; glossy red, 

 ellipsoidal, approx. 3 cm. in diam., persistent and very decorative 

 after leaf fall and throughout most of winter. 



Locations: (E), (N). 



cv. Hillier* 



Parentage unknown. 



Selected at Hillier and Sons Nurseries, Winchester, England, 

 from a group of plants obtained from an unknown European 

 source. Introd. into U.S.A. in 1928 by The Morton Arboretum. 

 Named for Hillier & Sons Nurseries. Syns: M. florihunda cv. 

 Hillieri; M. hillieri; M. cv. Hillier Crab. 



Description: Flowers; single and semidouble (5-9 petals), ex- 

 panding buds rose red, open pink to pale pink, approx. 3.3 cm. 

 across. Fruit; yellow to orange, approx. 1.7 cm. in diam. 



Locations: (B), (H). 



cv. Hopa* 



An open pollinated seedling of Malus pumila var. niedzwetzk- 

 yana, probably crossed with M. baccata (26). Syns: M. cv. Han- 

 sen's Red Leaf Crab; M. cv. Hoppi; M. cv. Pink Sunburst; M. cv. 

 Sunburst. 



Selected by Niels E. Hansen and introd. in 1920 by the South 

 Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings, S. Dak. 

 "Hopa" means beautiful in Sioux Indian language. 



Description: Flowers; single, expanding buds dark red to pur- 

 plish red, open rose pink with almost white star in the center, ap- 

 prox. 4.3 cm. across. Fruit; bright red or crimson, usually yellow- 

 ish on shaded side, approx. 2.5 cm. in diam. 

 Location: (I). 

 Progeny of M. cv. Hopa* : 

 M. cv. Big River* (Wright, P. H.) 

 M. cv. Mount Arbor Special* (Welch) 

 M. cv. Patricia* (den Boer) 

 M. cv. Radiant* (Univ. of Minn.) 

 M. cv. Vanguard* (Univ. of Minn.) 

 M. cv. White Fox River (Wright, P. H.) 



