480 Kepokt of Tire Depart^mext of Horticulture of the 



acute, of medium, depth and width often heavily russeted, com- 

 pressed; basin of medium depth and width, abrupt, furrowed; 

 calyx partly open, with acute lobes ; color greenish-yellow, 

 blushed with dull bronze, splashed with carmine, prevailing effect 

 red; dots large, russet, conspicuous; stem 11-16 inch long, thick; 

 skin tender, smooth, oily, glossy; core axile, large, partly open; 

 core-lines clasping; calyx-tube short, wide, broadly conical; car- 

 pels broad-oval, emarginate ; seed large, plump, acute, 7 in 

 number; flesh yellowish, firm, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, aro- 

 matic; of good quality. 



This apple is very attractive in appearance and of very good 

 quality, resembling Green Newtown in size, shape and quality 

 but of a handsome red color. 



Cortland. Ben Davis X Mcintosh. — Tree of medium vigor, 

 drooping, dense-topped, productive ; branches slender ; leaves 

 numerous, 4 inches long, 2^4 inches wide, dark green, pubescent, 

 with serrate margins; petiole 1 3-16 inches long. 



Season, !N'ovember to February; 2^/2 inches by 3% inches in 

 size, roundish-oblate, ribbed, uniform; cavity obtuse, broad, 

 much-russeted, smooth ; basin of medium width and depth, ob- 

 tuse or somewhat abrupt, slightly furrowed ; calyx partly open, 

 small, with acuminate, separated lobes broad at the base and 

 medium in length ; color greenish-yellow overspread with bright 

 red, darker on the sunny side, 'splashed and striped with car- 

 mine ; dots few, small, light gray ; stem variable in length, aver- 

 aging % inch long, slender ; skin tough, smooth, waxen, dull, 

 with much bloom ; core partly open ; core lines clasping ; calyx- 

 tube long, conical ; carpels obovate, emarginate ; seed of medium 

 size, wide, plump, obtuse, numerous; flesh whitish, often with 

 slight tinge of pink, flne-grained, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, 

 aromatic ; of good quality. 



In appearance Cortland closely resembles Mcintosh in color, 

 shape and flesh characters. It promises to be a valuable com- 

 mercial apple of the ]\rcIntosh t^'^ie. 



Herkimer. Ben Dnris X Green Newtown. Tree vigorous, 

 upright, slightly spreading, medium productive; branches rather 

 thick ; leaves 4 inches long, 2| inches wide, dark gi'een, rather 

 pubescent; with margins inclined to crenate; petiole 10 inches 

 long. 



