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riation it has come in different parts of 
the country to be known by different 
names, such aS American Blush, Van Vleet 
and Orleans. | 
It is a heavy bearer, requires thinning 
and comes into bearing at an early age. 
The tree is not especially hardy, in fact, 
it is rather tender, and is susceptible to 
attacks from diseases, especially apple 
canker. 
Historical, The Hubbardston had _ its 
origin in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. As 
early as 1882 Kenrick referred to it as 
one of the most desirable varieties known 
in Eastern Massachusetts. 
Jefferis , 
Fruit of medium size, yellow, blushed 
and splashed with red. Flesh tender, 
mild, subacid, delicious. It begins to ripen 
in September and continues in season till 
early winter. As a commercial apple, it is 
not good later than the last of October, in 
the Northern states, and it ripens earlier 
in the Middle and Southern states. It is a 
good variety for the home orchard, but 
not for commercial planting, because it 
ripens unevenly, is likely to be deficient 
in size, and is not specially attractive in 
color. The tree is rather a vigorous grow- 
er, hardy, healthy, comes into bearing 
moderately early and is a reliable cropper. 
Historical. This variety originated with 
Isaac Jefferis, Newlin township, Chester 
county, Pennsylvania. It was named after 
the originator by the committee of the 
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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society which 
awarded this variety the premium for the _ 
best seedling apple exhibited in 1848. 
Jonathan 
The Jonathan belongs to the Spitzenburg 
class. It is very beautiful, of a brilliant 
red color, highly flavored and of excellent 
quality for-either dessert or culinary pur- 
poses. It excels the Spitzenburg in pro- 
ductivity, hardiness and vigor of the tree, 
and is adapted to a wider range of terri- 
tory. In form the fruit is roundish conic 
to roundish ovate, often somewhat trun- 
cate, regular, rather uniform in shape and 
size. Skin tough, thin, smooth, pale bright 
yellow overlaid with a lively red, striped 
with carmine. In the irrigated regions 
it often takes on a deep or dark red 
color. Flesh whitish or somewhat yel- 
low, ‘Sometimes with a tinge of red, firm, 
moderately fine, crisp, tender, juicy, very 
aromatic, sprightly subacid, very good to 
best. 
Its season is from September to first of 
November for picking and marketing, de- 
pending on the sections in which grown, 
but may be held in storage until January 
and February, if grown in the colder 
higher altitudes. I have seen Colorado 
Jonathans in the markets of Texas in 
prime condition in February; but when 
grown in the Ozarks, they could not be 
marketed later than December. 
Historical. The first published account 
which we find, is that given by Judge J. 
Stayman Winesap. 
Jonathan. 
Maaxted Photo. 
