A = COANTVACL O7;G) (Osh aNT HE War Hang ees 
: Where Year 
LATE Parentage Orig. Introd. 
Melrose Jonathan X Delicious Ohio 1944 
Geneva No. 50-6 Red Spy X-Orleans N. Yootaael 992 
Monroe ~ Jonathan X Rome a 1949 
Idared ~ Wagner X Jonathan Idaho 1942 
Red Spy Mr. Green’s sport Neve 1923 
>Red Rome Mr. Mill’s sport Nu: Bre 
CRAB APPLES 
Dolgo A Russian Crab S. Dak. Sta. 1916 
Young America Unknown NoY? See 
ORNAMENTAL APPLES 
Redfield Wolf River X M. niedzwetzkyana NS Yarobe. 1938 
Redford : . 1938 
Van Eseltine M. arnoldiana X M. spectabilis ; 1937 
Geneva No. 50-4 Malus Zumi X N. Y. No. 11932 H 1952 
\ Alton—is a promising, medium-sized, red apple ripening early in August 
ahead of Early McIntosh and just after Crimson Beauty. Its chief claim 
for consideration is that the flavor is sufficiently mild and aromatic that 
the fruits can be eaten with relish and they possess enough acidity to be 
good cookers as well. Sorts like Crimson Beauty are too tart for dessert. 
The apples ripen over a fairly long season and for this reason are espe- 
cially valuable for the roadside market. The trees are not always reliable 
croppers. 
“Carlton—ripens one month later than Red Astrachan which it resembles. It 
is large, round-conic, and an attractive dark red. The flesh is white, tender. 
juicy, subacid, and of Astrachan flavor. The tree is vigorous and bears 
annually. Carlton is recommended for culinary uses. This variety evidently 
succeeds in the warm areas, as it is now on the Mississippi recommended list. 
~ Cortland—is the leading commercial variety sent out by the Association and its 
popularity increases as the public becomes acquainted with its good qualities. 
Cortland now ranks third among the commercial varieties of New York. Its 
tree is medium in size, productive and an annual and early bearer. The fruit 
hangs better to the trees than that of its McIntosh parent. In common storage 
it keeps much better. The apples are large, oblate, well colored with blush 
and stripes and have a crisp, white-flesh that does not discolor when exposed 
to the air. The flesh has a pleasing sprightliness that makes it desirable for 
dessert, salads and culinary uses. Cortland is subject to aphid and scab in- 
jury. For best keeping quality, fruits must be harvested while hard-ripe. 
* Close—was named in honor of the late C. P. Close, a former horticulturist 
at the Geneva Station and later, for many years, a federal pomologist, 
who was interested in the improvement of the apple thru breeding. The 
tree is a vigorous grower and annually productive. The fruit is large, 
round-oblong conic, of the shape and appearance of Williams. It is well 
colored with a rather dark dull solid red. The season is as early as Crimson 
Beauty and a few of the apples ripen ahead of that varietv. The quality is 
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