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The Apples of New York. 



OHIO NONPAREIL. 



References, i. Mag. Hort., 14:114. 1848. 2. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 

 3:77. 1851. % 3. Elliott, 1854:148. fig. 4. Mag. Hort., 22:85, 5o6. 1856. 

 5. Hooper, 1857:15. 6. Downing, C, Mag. Hort., 27:59. 1861. 7. Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Cat., 1862. 8. Elliott, Mag. Hort., 32:51. 1866. 9. Warder, 

 1867:447. tig. 10. Downing, 1869:29. tig. 11. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1869. 

 12. Fitz, 1872:171. 13. Thomas, 1875:203. 14. Barry, 1883:340. 15. Lyon, 

 Adich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:294. 16. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:245. 17. Budd- 

 Hansen, 1903:141. tig. 



Synonyms. Bellflower of the West (5). Cattell Apple (10, of Penn- 

 sylvania 6). Myers Nonpareil (3, 7, 8, 13). Myers Xonpareil (6, 9, 10, 

 12, 14). Nonpareil (6). Ohio Nonpareil (i, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17). 

 Ohio Nonpareil (5, 13). Ohio Nonpareil (2, 16). Red Beimovjer of 

 some (5). Rusty Core (6, 10). Wells (5). Western Beauty (9, erro- 

 neously 10). 



A fine fall apple of good color and good quality for either dessert 

 or culinary purposes. The tree is a moderate grower and appears 

 to be hardy and moderately long-lived. It does not come into 

 bearing very young and is not always a reliable cropper. It is 

 regarded as a good variety for home use and some recommend it 

 for commercial planting. Season October and November. 



Historical. Originated near IMassillon, Ohio. Although this is an old 

 variety having first been described in 1848 (i) we do not find that it has been 

 much disseminated in New York. It is more popular in the Middle West 

 and is still offered by nurser3^men in that region (16). 



Tree. 



Tree medium size, moderateh^ vigorous. Form rather spreading, not 

 dense. Twigs medium length, curved, rather stout. Bark olive-green with 

 some reddish-brown, thinly streaked and mottled with gray scarf-skin. 

 Lenticels scattering, conspicuous, large, usually round, becoming laterally 

 compressed. Buds medium to small, obtuse, appressed, pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit medium to large. Form roundish oblate, often obscurely ribbed. 

 Stem medium to rather short, rather thick. Cavity rather large, acute, deep, 

 pretty symmetrical, more or less russeted, the russet sometimes outspread- 

 ing over the base. Calyx medium or above, closed or slightly open; lobes 

 medium in length, narrow, acute. Basin rather small, medium in depth, 

 narrow to moderately wide, somewhat abrupt, rather symmetrical. 



Skin pale yellow to deep 3^ellow alm^ost entirely overspread with bright 

 red, mottled and irregularly striped and splashed with carmine. Dots 

 moderately numerous, small to medium, areolar with russet center or grayish. 



