APPLES 
Buel of Albany in 1826, in an aiticle the 
“Utility of a Descriptive Catalogue ot Or- 
chard Fruits.” He listed the Jonathan 
as “Esopus Spitzenbuig, New,” with the 
synonym “Ulster Seedling” It origin- 
ated on the farm of Mr. Philip Rick of 
Woodstock, Ulster county, New York. 
The name Jonathan was assigned to it by 
Judge Buel in honor of Jonathan Has- 
brouck, by whom his attention was first 
called to the variety. 
Longfield 
The truit of the Longfield is below the 
medium in size, but is decidedly attrac- 
tive in appearance for a yellow apple, be- 
ing clear waxen yellow, lightly blushed 
with bright red. Its flesh is crisp, white, 
fine, very tender and of pleasant quality. 
It is classed among the fancy dessert ap- 
ples and is good for cooking. In marketing 
this fruit it is necessary to handle it with 
more than ordinary care, because its tex- 
ture is so tender, and its color so delicate, 
that it shows bruises very readily. Its 
season is September and October; but in 
cold storage it is sometimes held until 
winter, especially if grown in the North. 
The tree is a moderate grower, very 
hardy and very productive, and requires 
much care in thinning, in order that the 
fruit may not be deficient in size. Form 
roundish or spreading, dense, rather low. 
Twigs medium to stout, large terminal 
buds, internodes short. Bark dark brown, 
lightly streaked with scarf skin; pubes- 
cent. 
Historical. The Longfield was imported 
from Russia by the United States depart- 
ment of Agriculture in 1870. Later it 
was imported from various European 
sources for the Iowa Agricultural Col- 
lege. It is now frequently listed by 
nurserymen, and is being planted to a 
limited extent in most of the Northern 
States. 
Maiden Blush 
The Maiden Blush is one of the very 
best apples for use in September and 
October. It is pale yellow, with crimson 
cheeks, flesh white, sprightly and good 
in flavor when fully ripe. It is a good 
market variety, especially good for cook- 
ing, and usually sells above the average 
219 
of apples in its season. It does not ma- 
ture uniformly, and requires several pick- 
ings to get the best results. 
The tree is moderately vigorous, 
form spreading, twigs long and curved, in- 
ternodes short, bark brown or reddish 
brown, lightly mottled with scarf skin. 
Fruit medium or above in size, form 
oblate, inclined to conic, 1egular and 
symmetrical. Stem short, medium, 
rather slender. Cavity large, acute to 
obtuse, medium to wide, moderately deep 
to shallow. Calyx medium sized, closed. 
Historical. Coxe described this variety 
in 1817 as very popular in the Philadel- 
phia market, and the best variety of its 
season for evaporating. In the American 
Pomological Society’s Catalogue of Fruits 
it is reported as either wholly success- 
ful or successful in nearly all the im- 
portant apple growing districts of the 
United States. 
MeIntosh Red 
This fruit is a bright red color and 
very attractive in appearance. It belongs 
to the Fameuse group, but is adapted to 
a wider range of localities than the other 
varieties of this group. The flesh is very 
tender, perfumed and delicious. Skin 
smooth, readily separating from the 
flesh, clear whitish yellow or greenish 
washed and deeply blushed with bright 
red and striped with carmine. In the 
Rocky Mountains States and in the Pa- 
cific Northwest it becomes in many cases 
a deep, dark red, overspread with a thin 
lilac bloom. Form roundish to some- 
what oblate, regular or faintly ribbed, 
obscurely angular. Stem short, moder- 
ately slender. Cavity large acuminate or 
somewhat acute. Calyx small, closed or 
partly open. This variety originated on 
the McIntosh homestead, Matilda town- 
ship, Dundas county, Ontario, where 
Allen McIntosh began its propagation in 
the nursery about 1870. It originated as 
a seedling, and is now widely distributed 
throughout the northern half of the 
United States. Itis very good for dessert, 
sells well in the markets, and brings 
good profits. 
Season, October to December or, when 
grown on high altitudes, may be market- 
ed until January. 
