HISTORY, PROGENY, AND LOCATIONS OF CRABAPPLES 59 



cv. Snowbank* 



An open pollinated seedling of Mains floribunda. 



Introd. in 1934 by Kelsey-Highlands Nursery, East Boxford, 

 Mass. 



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

 approx. 3 cm. across. Fruit; yellow, approx. 1 cm. in diam. 



Locations: (C), (0). 



cv. Snowcap* 



A M. baccata seedling. 



Introd. and named in 1952 by the Research Station, Research 

 Branch, Canada Dept. of Agr., Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada. 

 Received by introducer from Central Experimental Farm, Canada 

 Dept. of Agr., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 1941. Extremely hardy. 

 Disease free (41). 



Description : Flowers ; single, expanding buds tinged with pink, 

 open white, approx. 6 cm. across. Fruit ; bright red, approx. 1 cm. 

 in diam. 



Locations: (H), (I). 



cv. Snowdrift* 



A chance seedling of unknown parentage. 



Named and introd. about 1965 by the Cole Nursery Co., Paines- 

 ville, Ohio. 



Description: Flowers; single, expanding buds red, open white. 

 Fruit; orange red, approx. 1 cm. in diam. 



Locations: (D), (E), (O). 



cv. Striped Beauty* 



Parentage unknown. 



Introd. into U.S.A. in 1930 by the U.S. Dept. of Agr., Plant 

 Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Md. (U.S.D.A. Plant Introduc- 

 tion No. 88577), through accessions received from the original 

 introducer, Hayward R. Wright, Avondale, Auckland, New Zea- 

 land. Name refers to the fruit, which is said to be striped. 



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

 approx. 2.5 cm. across. Fruit; red and yellow, approx. 2.5 cm. in 

 diam. 



Locations: (C), (P). 



cv. Sundog 



A second generation (F 2 ) hybrid of M. baccata X M. pumila 

 var. niedzwetzkyana. 



