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OUR PEDIGREED FRUIT TREES 
The fruit is of medium size, roundish and slightly conical with a skin, of 
bright yellow, shaded with a light red, becoming very dark on the sunny side, 
sometimes splashed or sprinkled with yellowish and brown dots. Ihe flesh is 
pale yellow, tender and juicy, with a mild sub-acid flavor. 
The fine keeping qualities of this apple make it very valuable for market 
purposes. This variety is approved for planting in the central coast and moun¬ 
tain regions. It ripens in the month of November and can easily be kept 
throughout the month of January. 
Missouri Pippin The Missouri Pippin is a moderately vigorous grower of 
upright habit, becoming roundish or spreading and in 
some ways resembles that of a crab apple tree. Owing to its attractive ap¬ 
pearance and heavy bearing qualities, it has gained considerable favor. 
The fruit is of roundish shape, flat at the base, medium size, with a thick, 
tough skin, rather glossy and of a pale greenish color, striped with red and 
purplish red, some highly colored specimens being almost solid red. The flesh 
is of a yellow tinge, rather fine grained, not very juicy or tender, sub-acid and 
of fair quality. 
The planting of this variety is approved in the coast regions. Ripens in De¬ 
cember and will keep until March under ordinary storage conditions. 
Red Astrachan 
Red Astrachan The Astrachan is one of the oldest Russian type 
apples in the United States, being exhibited by the Massa¬ 
chusetts Horticultural Society as early as 1835, and enjoys the distinction of 
being one of the most widely used and grown throughout the continent. 
The tree is of medium size, and of moderately vigorous growth, inclined to 
grow rather roundish and dense, consequently careful pruning is necessary in 
order to obtain best results. This variety is approved for planting in all sec¬ 
tions of California but is particularly adapted to the interior valleys, it being 
one of the few sorts which withstand the extreme heat and produce regular 
and abundant crops. 
The fruit is of medium size, roundish and flat, sides somewhat unequal. The 
skin is rather thin, quite tender, smooth, of a yellow or greenish tinge, usually 
striped with deep crimson or carmine, and dotted with numerous whitish dots. 
The flesh is of a whitish tinge, sometimes bearing a small trace of red, rather 
fine, tender, crisp and juicy with a brisk sub-acid flavor. 
We would recommend the planting of this apple as a commercial variety, 
wherever planters have access to good local markets, and also for culinary 
purposes, wherever the soil and climate is adapted to the growing of any other 
variety of apple. Its period of ripening makes it one of the most valuable of 
early apples for commercial purposes, and is most highly esteemed by house¬ 
wives in general. Ripens in July and when placed in a dark cellar can be kept 
until September. 
