1835 
narrow, moderately deep; calyx small, closed; basin 
ehallow, rather narrow; skin thin, pale green with 
occasional semitransparent spots on it; core 
rather small; seeds medium sized, few in number; 
flesh greenish white, rather soft and spongy, ten- 
der, somewhat coarse grained, aromatic, pleasant, 
juicy, and sweet. 
This apple would seem worthy of further trial, 
particularly in the warm sections of the country 
or on the boarder line through southern Virginia, 
northern Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Season 
October - November. 
The following is taken from Dr. Fairchild's desk book, November 
17, 1922: 
"I have just tasted, after nearly twenty 
years, the 'Melo gelato' apple, S.P.I. No. 9471, 
scions of which Mr. Lathrop and I collected in 
Portici, Italy, or, rather, which we arranged for 
through Professor Savastano in 1903. The deli- 
cate aroma of this apple brings back all the 
scenes of those delightful days in Naples, with 
the street venders, their street cries, and all. 
It has been a long time coming into fruit, this 
apple, but at last it is really here. How pro- 
ductive it will be I do not know, but its aroma 
is surprisingly delicate. I can not taste it with- 
out a sense of the romance of this work of bring- 
ing to America the flavor of a Naples fruit." 
malus sylvestris (Malaceae) , 10345. Apple. In January, 1904, 
there was received from Nikita, near Yalta, Crimea, a number of apple 
scions. These scions were presented to E. A. Bessey, who was then in 
charge of the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, by Theo- 
phil Kalaida, head gardener of the Imperial Gardens at Nikita. The 
scions were entered under No. 10345 and the name of the apple was 
given as "Sabla Sinap". The only comment recorded is that the fruit is 
"distinguished for its beautiful appearance." In February, 1904, the 
scions were turned over to the Arlington Farm and thirteen grafts were 
made from them. Three of the young trees were planted among the apple 
collections on the farm and now, after eighteen years, two trees have 
come into bearing. While the quality of the fruit is only fair, its 
unusual shape and striking color would seem to make it worthy of notice 
for limited plantings where a highly colored, unusually shaped fall 
