The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-03-03
GRAND EXHIBITS.
rkansas Exhibit of Apples Graph ically Described.

We now come to the gallery of the pavilion. One of the principal attrac- tions here is the collection of Arkan- sas apples made by w. S. Thomas, a prominent horticulturist of Little Rock, in that state. There are sixty one varieties in this collection. The first variety that attracts curiosity is the Shannon. This apple was first propagated in Washington county, Arkansas, in 1853. In the year 1885, at the Worlds Fair, in New Orleans, it took the first prize. At that time there were 22,000 plates of apples on exhibition. The Shannon is very large variety, yellow and occasionally 'of carmine cheek. It is of pleasant .sub-acid flavor; keeps in good condi- ton until the middle of the winter. Many grow so large in Arkansas that persons seeing them in Michigan or New York would scarcely recognize the variety.
 We will now enumerate the varie- ties, giving their chief characteristics. The Wine Sap is of brilliant red. Rome Beauty originated at Rome, Ohio. It is an apple of excellent quality and of good market value. The variety grows larger and has a finer color and appearance here than in it's native state.
 Ben Davis originated in Kentucky. It is large bright red apple of mod erately good quality, but from it's beautiful appearance has become the most popular market apple in the United States, not only for the home market, but for exportation.
 McAfee's Red, a beautiful and striped apple. Spitzenberg, the fla nous New York white apple. This apple grows third larger in Ark ansas than in the north. Willow-twig, a popular western market apple. Hubbartson's None Such. Shockley, the long keeping winter apple of the gulf states. This is a beautiful red variety, waxy appearance, and no ioubt will be the most valuable apple in California when introduced here. Lawever, magnificent specimens of this popular western apple. Hall, Q small winter apple from the south. Huntsman's Favorite, popular apple originating in Missouri. Gilpin, val uable principally as keeping apple. Baxter, bright, glossy yellow variety, with beautiful carmine cheek, medium size; origin, Arkansas one of the longest keepers. Wagner, the we'll known northern apple that grows we'll in Arkansas. Arkansas Beauty, of late origin and claimed to be supe- rior to the Hannon; light red shades with darker red of fine appearance origin, Arkansas. Kinnard's Choice, an excellent winter variety of Ken lucky origin.
 Missouri Pippin, beautiful rich red apple; one of the finest and largest in the collection; Missouri origin. Golden Pippin, yellow, late fall and early winter apple. Royal Red, bright red, medium size, excellent quality and fine keeper
 Michigan Henry, conical shape, bright yellow, good size. Roman Stein, old variety. Stark, large, red striped, good keeping variety; Mis- souri origin. Smith Cider, bright red , popular winter variety. Yates, small apple of the crabtree order; origin the south.
 Colfelt Beauty, yellow apple with bright red cheeks, fine appearance {; origin, Benton county, Arkansas. Oconee Greening, small greenish ap- pie; origin, Oconee river, Georgia.
 Jeniton, well-known and exten- sively grown in Missouri and other western states. White Winter Pear main, beautiful specimens of this va riety, well-known to Californians. RusselPs Green, origin, Arkansas me- dium size, greenish yellow, winter ap- pie.
 Disharoon, good early winter ap- pie, of southern origin. Tom Thumb, medium size, very dark red, almost black origin, Arkansas. Baptist, me. dium size, very dark red, winter ap- pie, quality excellent. Lansingburg, of Kentucky origin, fine qnality, one of the best keepers.
 Fishers Red Winter, new variety, very dark red, medium size, winter apple; origin, Arkansas. Winter Golden, bright yellow, medium size variety. Turse, small to medium, bright red winter apple; origin, Ben ton county, Arkansas.
 Wardiaw's, medium size, bright yei- low, almost covered with rich red l; Arkansas origin, and of fine appear ance. Winter Blush, medium size, yellow with red blush.
 Mickajack, very popular and old southern variety; very large, red striped, one of the best keepers.
 Arkansas Black Twig, very large winter variety, deep red, one of the finest varieties in the collection; ori- gin, Arkansas. Virginia Greening, medium size, color green, one of the old varieties. Vandevere, an old northern variety. Ingram, large