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April 2019

Volume 73 CONTENTS

Number 2

Published by THE AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY Journal of the American Pomological Society (ISSN 1527-3741) is published by the American Pomological Society as an annual volume of 4 issues, in January, April, July and October. Membership in the Society includes a volume of the Journal. Most back issues are available at various rates. Paid renewals not received in the office of the Business Manager by January 1 will be temporarily suspended until payment is received. For current membership rates, please consult the Business Manager. Editorial Office: Manuscripts and correspondence concerning editorial matters should be addressed to the Editor: Richard Marini, 203 Tyson Building, Department of Plant Science, University Park, PA 16802-4200 USA; Email: richmarini1@gmail.com. Manuscripts submitted for publication in Journal of the American Pomological Society are accepted after recommendation of at least two editorial reviewers. Guidelines for manuscript preparation are the same as those outlined in the style manual published by the American Society for Horticultural Science for HortScience, found at http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.ashs.org/resource/resmgr/files/style_manual.pdf. Postmaster: Send accepted changes to the Business office. Business Office : Correspondence regarding subscriptions, advertising, back issues, and Society membership should be addressed to the Business Office, C/O Heather Hilko, ASHS, 1018 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314; Tel 703-836- 4606; Email: ashs@ashs.org Page Charges : A charge of $50.00 per page for members and $65.00 per page ($32.00 per half page) will be made to authors. In addition to the page charge, there will be a charge of $40.00 per page for tables, figures and photographs. Society Affairs : Matters relating to the general operation of the society, awards, committee activities, and meetings should be addressed to Michele Warmund, 1-31 Agriculture Building, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia MO 65211; Email:warmundm@missouri.edu. Society Web Site : http://americanpomological.org Postharvest Performance of ‘Minneiska’Apple, a Progeny of ‘Honeycrisp’ − Cindy B.S. Tong, Randolph Beaudry, Carolina Contreas, Christopher B. Watkins, Jacqueline F. Nock, Zata Vickers, Kathryn Zhang, James J. Luby, and David Bedford.............................................................................................. 82 About The Cover....................................................................................................................................................94 Heritage Apple Cultivars Grown in Homesteads, Nurseries and Orchards in Wyoming − Jonathan Magby, Gayle Volk, and Steve Miller ................................................................................................................................95 American Fruit Explorers:  John Bartram: Americaʼs First Botanist − Richard P. Marini..........................................................................102  Niels Ebbesen Hansen: AMan with a Vision for the Unfathomable − Marvin Pritts......................................110  Frank Nicholas Meyer: An Emigrant’s Lifelong Search for Plant Immigrants − Michele R. Warmund.........115  Walter Tennyson Swingle: A Relentless Intellect that Transformed American Pomology −  E. Stover and G. Wright .................................................................................................................................129  David Grandison Fairchild: Plant Hunter Extraordinaire and Father of Foreign Plant Introduction −  Nahla V. Bassil.................................................................................................................................................139