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APPLE—continued 
KENDALL—A handsomely red colored McIntosh type apple. Fruit 
hangs better than McIntosh. Season September—January and 
later. 
KING—Large, high quality fruit; excellent for cooking. Often 
brings premium price on the market. Season October to March. 
_KIRBY RED DELICIOUS—An improved delicious type of a solid, 
dark red color. Colors 15 to 20 days before the ordinary Delicious 
and when fully colored is still quite hard and continues 
to hang tightly on the tree. Has proven to be one of the best 
apples for the commercial orchard. Very flavorful, highly 
recommended. Season: November- March. 
LODI—Improved Yellow Transparent. Late July and August. 
MACOUN—A cross between McIntosh and Jersey Black. Darker 
and more solid red than McIntosh. Season September—Janu- 
ary and later. 
McINTOSH—Medium to large, rich red, white flesh. One of the 
most important commercial variety. Season September—Janu- 
ary and later. 
MAIDEN BLUSH—Excellent for market and home use. Fruit thin 
skin and clear pale yellow with crimson cheek. Flesh white, 
juicy, sub-acid. September to November. 
MELBA—MclIntosh type. Good cooker. August to September. 
MILTON—A MclIntosh-like apple; ripens a month before McIntosh. 
A cross between McIntosh and Yellow Transparent. Fruits are 
large and pinkish-red. Crisp, white, juicy flesh of McIntosh 
flavor. 
NORTHERN SPY—Large, bright red, striped. One of the most de- 
pendable commercial varieties. Excellent for cooking or eating. 
Season November—March. 
RAMBO (WINTER RAMBO)—Flesh crisp, tender, aromatic. Fruit 
medium to large, pale greenish-yellow. Season November— 
December. 
RED ASTRACHAN—Medium large, white flesh. Its color is pale 
green overspread with light and dark stripes. A crisp and 
juicy apple of fine quality. Ripens July to August. 
RED CANADA—Fruit is firm, crisp, fine grained, juicy and richly 
flavored. Color, two tones of deep red striped on a back- 
ground of clear yellow. November to March. 
RED DELICIOUS—Large, bright red. One of the best commercial 
varieties; an excellent eating apple. Season November to 
March. 
RED GRAVENSTEIN—Large, solid, red. Season September to No- 
vember. 
RED SPY—Large, bright red, bears earlier than regular Northern 
Spy and has a solid red color. November—March. 
RED ROME BEAUTY—(See Gallia Beauty) 
RHODE ISLAND GREENING—Large, grass green. One of the best 
cooking apples. Season December—April. 
STAYMAN WINESAP—Medium, dull red. December—April. 
STEELE RED—(See Red Canada) 
SWEET BOUGH—Excellent for home and local use. Pale yellow 
color. White flesh; tender and sweet. August to September. 
TOLLMAN SWEET—The leading sweet apple. Skin tough with 
clear yellow color. Flesh firm and fine flavored. Excellent for 
culinary use. November to January. 
TURLEY WINESAP—A newer Winesap seedling. Large and well 
formed—darker red than Stayman Winesap. Expected to 
eventually surpass Stayman Winesap. December to May. 
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