Oconee

Origin, bank of Oconee River, near Athens, Georgia, tree vigorous and productive.

Fruit large; form roundish-flattened; surface yellow, a little brownish in the sun; dots few, russet; cavity rather regular, deep, russeted; stem short; basin shallow, slightly furrowed; calyx open; flesh yellowish, fine-grained, crisp, abounding in a delightful aromatic, lively, subacid juice, good to very good. October to November.

Ogle (Winter Snow)

Origin, Illinois.

Fruit medium, oblate, slightly oblique; skin thin, tenacious; surface smooth, except for raised dots and fine leather-cracking, yellowish, washed with scarlet and striped with dark crimson; dots conspicuous, yellow, protruding, some areole; cavity wide, deep, flaring, russet-netted; stem about one inch long, slender, with bracts; basin large, regular, deep, abrupt, corrugated, and lined with bloom; calyx small, closed; segments long, narrow, converging or reflexed. Core medium, roundish, clasping, partially open; seeds numerus, small, plump, brown; flesh whitish, moderately fine-grained, crisp, juicy, very mild subacid, good to very good. Winter. (U. S. Div. of Pomology, 1895.)

Ohio Nonpareil.

Ohio Nonpareil

Originated with Mr. Myers near Massillon, Ohio. Tree vigorous, wide spreading.

Fruit large; form roundish oblate, regular; surface smooth, yellow, shaded, marbled and splashed with two shades of rich bright red; dots few, light, gray; cavity large, deep, acute, regular; stem short, rather slender; basin wide, regular, medium; calyx rather large, partially open; segments rather short. Core small, somewhat open; seeds many; flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, rich, slightly aromatic, subacid, very good. October, November.

Ohio Pippin (Shannon)

Supposed origin, Dayton, Ohio; tree vigorous, large spreading, moderately productive.

Fruit large, often very large, roundish oblate, somewhat conical, irregular; surface smooth, yellow, sometimes with mottled red blush; dots small, gray; cavity wide, wavy or regular, russeted; stem short, stout; basin wide, deep, wrinkled; calyx large, or very large, open; segments short. Core closed, meeting, small; seeds many, medium plump, some imperfect; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasant, sharp subacid, good. November, January.

Okabena

Originated on the banks of Lake Okabena, near Worthington, southwestern Minnesota. A seedling of Oldenburg, fertilized by Wealthy from seed furnished by Peter M. Gideon in 1871.

Fruit large, regular, oblate; surface greenish yellow, striped and splashed with red, sometimes covering the entire surface, on sunny side mixed and marbled with dark crimson stripes and splashes; dots minute, scattered, white, obscure; cavity regular, deep, sometimes russeted; stem variable; basin a marked characteristic, wide, rather shallow, regular, sometimes abrupt; calyx closed. Core closed, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh white, sometimes stained, fine-grained, juicy, subacid, very good. December.