diff --git a/mps/example/scheme/scheme-advanced.c b/mps/example/scheme/scheme-advanced.c
index 3261aa34af1..867cf61e6c1 100644
--- a/mps/example/scheme/scheme-advanced.c
+++ b/mps/example/scheme/scheme-advanced.c
@@ -2342,6 +2342,21 @@ static obj_t entry_procedurep(obj_t env, obj_t op_env, obj_t operator, obj_t ope
 }
 
 
+/* (apply proc args)
+ * Proc must be a procedure and args must be a list. Calls proc with
+ * the elements of args as the actual arguments.
+ * See R4RS 6.9.
+ */
+static obj_t entry_apply(obj_t env, obj_t op_env, obj_t operator, obj_t operands)
+{
+  obj_t proc, args;
+  eval_args(operator->operator.name, env, op_env, operands, 2, &proc, &args);
+  unless(TYPE(proc) == TYPE_OPERATOR)
+    error("%s: first argument must be a procedure", operator->operator.name);
+  return (*proc->operator.entry)(env, op_env, operator, args);
+}
+
+
 static obj_t entry_add(obj_t env, obj_t op_env, obj_t operator, obj_t operands)
 {
   obj_t args;
@@ -3411,6 +3426,7 @@ static struct {char *name; entry_t entry;} funtab[] = {
   {"negative?", entry_negativep},
   {"symbol?", entry_symbolp},
   {"procedure?", entry_procedurep},
+  {"apply", entry_apply},
   {"+", entry_add},
   {"-", entry_subtract},
   {"*", entry_multiply},
@@ -3737,20 +3753,6 @@ struct mps_fmt_A_s obj_fmt_s = {
 };
 
 
-/* leaf_fmt_s -- leaf object format parameter structure              %%MPS
- */
-
-struct mps_fmt_A_s leaf_fmt_s = {
-  ALIGNMENT,
-  NULL,
-  obj_skip,
-  NULL,                         /* Obsolete copy method */
-  obj_fwd,
-  obj_isfwd,
-  obj_pad
-};
-
-
 /* buckets_scan -- buckets format scan method                        %%MPS
  */
 
@@ -4062,12 +4064,7 @@ static void *start(void *p, size_t s)
  * 
  * These numbers are *hints* to the MPS that it may use to make decisions
  * about when and what to collect: nothing will go wrong (other than
- * suboptimal performance) if you make poor choices.
- * 
- * Note that these numbers have deliberately been chosen to be small,
- * so that the MPS is forced to collect often so that you can see it
- * working. Don't just copy these numbers unless you also want to see
- * frequent garbage collections! See topic/collection.
+ * suboptimal performance) if you make poor choices. See topic/collection.
  */
 
 static mps_gen_param_s obj_gen_params[] = {
@@ -4082,8 +4079,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   tramp_s tramp = {argc, argv};
   mps_res_t res;
-  mps_chain_t obj_chain, leaf_chain;
-  mps_fmt_t obj_fmt, leaf_fmt, buckets_fmt;
+  mps_chain_t obj_chain;
+  mps_fmt_t obj_fmt, buckets_fmt;
   mps_thr_t thread;
   mps_root_t reg_root;
   void *r;
@@ -4123,24 +4120,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   res = mps_ap_create(&obj_ap, obj_pool);
   if (res != MPS_RES_OK) error("Couldn't create obj allocation point");
 
-  /* Create generation chain for leaf objects. */
-  res = mps_chain_create(&leaf_chain,
-                         arena,
-                         LENGTH(obj_gen_params),
-                         obj_gen_params);
-  if (res != MPS_RES_OK) error("Couldn't create leaf object chain");
-
-  /* Create the leaf objects format. */
-  res = mps_fmt_create_A(&leaf_fmt, arena, &leaf_fmt_s);
-  if (res != MPS_RES_OK) error("Couldn't create leaf format");
-
   /* Create an Automatic Mostly-Copying Zero-rank (AMCZ) pool to
      manage the leaf objects. */
   res = mps_pool_create(&leaf_pool,
                         arena,
                         mps_class_amcz(),
-                        leaf_fmt,
-                        leaf_chain);
+                        obj_fmt,
+                        obj_chain);
   if (res != MPS_RES_OK) error("Couldn't create leaf pool");
 
   /* Create allocation point for leaf objects. */
@@ -4208,7 +4194,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   mps_fmt_destroy(buckets_fmt);
   mps_ap_destroy(leaf_ap);
   mps_pool_destroy(leaf_pool);
-  mps_fmt_destroy(leaf_fmt);
   mps_ap_destroy(obj_ap);
   mps_pool_destroy(obj_pool);
   mps_chain_destroy(obj_chain);
diff --git a/mps/example/scheme/test-leaf.scm b/mps/example/scheme/test-leaf.scm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8ec92f11ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mps/example/scheme/test-leaf.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+;;; test-leaf.scm -- test leaf objects
+;;; 
+;;; This test case creates many leaf objects (strings and integers).
+
+(define (check exp result)
+  (write-string "test: ") (write exp) (newline)
+  (write-string "expect: ") (write result) (newline)
+  (define actually (eval exp))
+  (write-string "got: ") (write actually) (newline)
+  (if (not (equal? actually result))
+    (error exp)))
+
+(define (triangle n) (if (eqv? n 0) 0 (+ n (triangle (- n 1)))))
+(check '(triangle 10000) 50005000)
+
+(define (range n) (if (eqv? n 0) '() (append (range (- n 1)) (list n))))
+(check '(length (range 1000)) 1000)
+
+(define (map f l) (if (null? l) '() (cons (f (car l)) (map f (cdr l)))))
+(check '(let ((f (lambda (n) (make-string n #\x))))
+          (string-length (apply string-append (map f (range 100)))))
+       (triangle 100))
+
+(define (sum l) (if (null? l) 0 (+ (car l) (sum (cdr l)))))
+(check '(sum (map (lambda (n) (sum (range n))) (range 400))) 10746800)
+
+(write-string "All tests pass.")
+(newline)