254 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



New York, about 1870, and lalci- was introduced into Niaj^ara 

 County by Or. Mann, who <;-d\'c it liis name. It is commonly 

 grown in New York. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous, spreading. Fruit medium to large, 

 round-oblate, symmetrical, regular, faintly ribbed, uniform in size and 

 shape; stem short; cavity acuminate, narrow, deep, russeted and often 

 with outspreading broken russet, furrowed; calyx small, closed or partly 

 open; lobes acute; basin abrupt, narrow, usually symmetrical, furrowed 

 and wrinkled; skin thick, tough, green, often with a brownish-red blush 

 tinged with olive-green but late in the season yellow; dots numerous, large, 

 areolar, white with russet center; calyx-tube wide, cone-shape; stamens 

 median; core small, usually axile; cells symmetrical, closed, sometimes 

 open; core-lines meeting; carpels smooth, broad, narrowing towards the 

 base and apex; seeds numerous, wide, obtuse, dark; flesh yellow, coarse, 

 juicy, at first hard but becoming tender and crisp, subacid; fair to good; 

 March to April. 



389. Patten. Pattest Greening. — Patten is a seedling of Olden- 

 burg, whiuh it resembles in shape and flavor of fruit and in tree 

 characters. The color of the fruit, however, is green. The 

 variety is much grown in cold regions. Patten originated from 

 seed of Oldenburg planted by C. G. Patten, Charles City, Iowa, 

 about 1885. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, dense, flat, with long, stout, curved, drooping 

 branches. Fruit medium to large, oblate or round-oblate, sometimes conic, 

 symmetrical; stem short, thick; cavity acuminate, deep, broad or com- 

 pressed, russeted and with outspreading russet rays; calyx large or very 

 large, closed or open; basin deep, abrupt; skin thin, tough, smooth, pale 

 greenish -yellow, sometimes blushed and occasionally faintly striped; dots 

 small, numerous, pale and submerged; calyx-tube conical; stamens median; 

 core small, axile or abaxile; cells closed or partly open; core-lines clasping; 

 carpels round, irregular; seeds dark brown, plump, obtuse; flesh yellow, 

 firm, coarse, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid; good; October to January. 



390. Grimes Golden (Fig. 79). Grimes. — 

 This is a favorite wherever it can be growai. 

 The outstanding merits of the fruits are : 

 beautiful rich golden color, well-molded form, 

 firm but crisp and tender flesh, pleasantly 

 acidulous flavor, and most pleasant aroma. 



^'^- Golden^""'"" The variety has many faults. The apples do 

 not develop size, color, or quality elsewhere 



than in a few regions, and, wherever grown, they scald badly in 



