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nessee the fruit is very subject to apple blotch, sometimes half of the crop 

 being lost because of it. This disease is controlled readily, however, by spray- 

 ing with Bordeaux mixture. The fruit is too acid to be used as a dessert 

 variety, but is very desirable for cooking purposes. It ripens in the Interior 

 Low Plateau and Gulf Coastal Plains regions in Tennessee from June 24 to 

 July 6, according to the location. It may be harvested in one or two pickings, 

 maturing its crop in a shorter time than most varieties. It stands shipping 

 very well for an early variety. 



Reports from most parts of this area indicate that the Oldenburg is the best 

 variety of its season for home and commercial orchards, and it is one of the 

 most profitable of any in early-apple orchards in all regions of this area. 

 Oliver Red. Synonym : Senator. 



In Kentucky and West Virginia where tested, the Oliver Red apple (68, 

 1906, p. 357) has proved to be an excellent dessert variety and moderately to 

 very productive. In the Gulf Coastal Plains region of Kentucky, however, the 

 fruit proved to be one of the most susceptible to apple blotch. In West Virginia 

 the foliage has proved susceptible to cedar rust, and the tree is not uniformly 

 productive. The fruit, though of very attractive color, good size, and excellent 

 dessert quality, does not keep very well. It needs further trial to determine its 

 value. 



In the Ozark region of Missouri and Arkansas the tree is very subject to 

 diseases and the fruit is irregular in size and grade. 

 Ontario. 



The Ontario variety originated from a cross between the Wagener and North- 

 ern Spy. and is considered a valuable apple in some northern apple sections. It 

 is found in a few orchards in the Allegheny Plateau region of northern West 

 Virginia. There it is too poorly colored to compete with other more highly 

 colored varieties of its season. It is large to very large in size, usually ribbed, 

 and too acid for eating purposes. Its season is fall and early winter in northern 

 West Virginia. 

 Paragon. 



The Paragon apple originated at Fayetteville. Tenn. (69), and is commonly 

 grown in this area as well as in other parts of the South. As it resembles the 

 Arkansas very closely in tree and fruit characteristics, the description of that 

 variety applies to this apple also. 

 Pennock. Synonym : Phoenix. 



The Pennock is one of the varieties found in the older orchards of the area, 

 especially in West Virginia and eastern Tennessee, but never found in large 

 numbers. It usually bears well and keeps well through the winter. 



The tree grows to very large size, is long lived, and spreading and open in 

 growth. The fruit is large, rather well colored, and shaped much like the York 

 Imperial. Its dessert quality is good, but it is not considered to be the equal of 

 other varieties of its season and is not being planted further. 

 Pryor. Synonyms: Pryor Russet. Pryor Red, Rusty Coat. 



The tree of the Pryor variety is healthy, long lived, and grows to very large 

 size, becoming spreading and rather open. The foliage, however, is one of the 

 most susceptible to cedar rust. The fruit is of medium size, subject to bitter- 

 rot and apple blotch, rather bright red. and slightly or almost entirely russeted. 

 It is quite acid and more desirable as a cooking apple than for dessert purposes. 

 It is said to be desirable for cooking when half grown. 



Though in some orchards it seems to be productive, the Pryor is sometimes 

 reported as unproductive. It is not now being planted, as there are other 

 better varieties of its season. 

 Pumpkin Sweet. Synonym : Pound Sweet. 



This winter sweet apple, which is found in northern apple districts, bears 

 very well wherever observed in this area. The fruit is very large in size, bright 

 sreen. becoming yellowish green in color, overspread with a scarf skin, sweet. 

 firm, crisp, juicy, and good to very good in dessert quality. In the southern 

 part of the Allegheny Plateau region it probably matures too early to be of 

 value except in the home orchard. In the extreme northern part of this region 

 at altitudes of 1.000 to 1.500 feet it ripens in the latter part of September and 

 keeps till about Christmas. Under such conditions it develops to a high degree 

 of perfection and is considered desirable by those who wish a sweet apple of 

 its season for home use. It is inclined to water-core badly and is not as de- 

 sirable for this reason as it otherwise would be. 



