. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 48 OHIO NONPAREIL ONTARIO bloom • Hots lidht, somrtimos minRleil with flecks of russet ;' prevailing' color .lark red (lulled by the bloom ; calvx-tubc small, narrow, funnel-form ; stamens median ; core small, abaxile with hollow cylinder at the axis; cells symmetrical, open or closed ; core lines claspmi?; carpels' smooth, distinctly concave, elliptical, obtusely emarifinate, mucronate; seeds numerous, variable, small, obtuse; llesh white, tender, flne-grained, juicy, sweet, crisp ; good; November to March. OHIO NONPAREIL. Xonpareil. Red Bel
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 48 OHIO NONPAREIL ONTARIO bloom • Hots lidht, somrtimos minRleil with flecks of russet ;' prevailing' color .lark red (lulled by the bloom ; calvx-tubc small, narrow, funnel-form ; stamens median ; core small, abaxile with hollow cylinder at the axis; cells symmetrical, open or closed ; core lines claspmi?; carpels' smooth, distinctly concave, elliptical, obtusely emarifinate, mucronate; seeds numerous, variable, small, obtuse; llesh white, tender, flne-grained, juicy, sweet, crisp ; good; November to March. OHIO NONPAREIL. Xonpareil. Red Belt (lower. This .<ort. oiuc very popular in the Middle West, is now to be found only in old orchards. The tree is seldom satisfactory. It originated near ISIassillon, Ohio, and was first described in 1848. Tree medium in size, spreading. Fruit medium to large, round-oblate, often obscurely ribbed; stem short and thick ; cavity large, acute, deep, symmetrical, rus- seteil the russet sometimes spreading over the base; calvx closed or slightly open; lobes narrow, acute; basin small, medium in depth, wide, abrupt, symmetri- cal ; skin yellow overspread with bright red, mottled and' irregularly striped and splashed with carmine ; dots numerous, small, areolar with russet center; calyx-tube short, conical ; stamens basal ; core small, abaxile ; cells sj-mmctrical, closed or open ; core-lines meeting; carpels round, flat, tufted ; seeds medium in size, long, plump, acute, tufted ; flesh yellow, firm, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, agreeably subacid, aromatic ; good to very good ; October and November. OKABENA. The fruits of Okabena are not attractive enough in appearance, nor good enough in quality for the great apple regions of the country, but the hardiness of the tree makes it a desirable variety for the northern part of the Great Plains. Okabena originated in 1871 near Worthington, Minnesota, from a seed of Oldenburg supposed to have been fer- tilized by Wealthy. The variety was
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