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yellow splashed on one side with carmine. Stem long, rather 
slender, set in a medium-sized cavity. Calyx large, set in a 
smooth, broad, shallow basin. Flesh nearly white, rather coarse, 
juicy, brisk subacid, fair to good in flavor and quality. It hasa 
tendency to rot at the core and to become watercored. Tree a 
free grower and productive. Season here, August. 
No. 226 Department.— By a typographical error this was called 
“ No. 225 Department” in the report of this station for last Phas 
1892, P. 587. 
Peter.— From Peter M. Gideon, Excelsior, Minn. In form, 
size and color the fruit resembles Wealthy. Have not yet seen in 
it the red streaks through the flesh which the Wealthy some- 
times shows. Flesh not so white as that of Wealthy, but milder 
and better in quality. Fruit oblate or roundish oblate, pale 
yellow, shaded or striped with deep red. Stem moderately long, 
slender, set in a smooth deep green or slightly russeted cavity ; 
calyx closed ; basin abrupt and deep. Begins to ripen in Sep- 
tember. Tree top-worked five years ago, bore its first specimens 
of fruit this year. 
Picta Striata, Crab Apple.— Fruit above medium size for a 
crab apple, yellow striped or nearly covered with crimson. The 
closed calyx is set in a broad moderately deep basin. The stem, 
about one and a half inches long is set in a deep cavity. Fruit 
oblate or roundish oblate. Flesh yellowish, mild subacid with 
crab flavor. Season, late fall and early winter. Top-worked on 
a bearing tree five years ago, and bore a fair crop of fruit this 
season. | 
Princess Louise.— Received from Smith & Kernan, St. Catha- 
rines, Ontario, 1888. Fruit of Fameuse type, medium size, 
roundish or roundish oblate; skin pale yellow, striped or nearly 
covered with red; stem rather short, set in a deep cavity; calyx 
small, closed, set in a narrow basin. Flesh white, very juicy, 
subacid ; inferior to Fameuse in flavor and quality. Ripe here ~ 
in December. Top-worked on a bearing tree five years ago, and 
bore a fair crop this season. 
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