278 SrsTEMATir POMOLOGY 



Tree niedium to larj^e, vigorous, r()lul(l-sj)rl■:l(lin^^ Fruit large, oblate 

 or oblate-conic, often broadly and obscurely an^ailar and sometimes re- 

 markably elliptical, sides unequal; stem short, thick or swollen, pubescent, 

 often red on one side; cavity acute, deep, wide, sometimes li])ped; calyx 

 large, pubescent, closed or partly oj)en; lobes long, obtuse; basin narrow, 

 obtuse, furrowed and often wrinkled; skin tough, covered with yellowisli- 

 brown russet, colored specimens developing a bronze blusli which rarely 

 deepens to red; dots russet or gray; calyx-tube large, wide, with fleshy 

 pistil point projecting into the base, conical; stamens basal; core axile; 

 cells closed; core-lines meeting; carpels flat, elongated and narrowing 

 toward the apex, mucronate, tufted; seeds few, long, plump, acute, tufted; 

 flesh yellow, firm, coarse, tender, breaking, juicy, sprightly subacid; good 

 to very good ; December to May. 



432. Golden Russet. — The fruits of Golden Russet are smooth, 

 uniform, sutt'er little from pests, and are most excellent for 

 dessert, culinary uses, evaporating', and, of all varieties, best for 

 cider. The trees are hardy, vigorous, and usually fruitful. 

 Golden Russet is at least a century old in America, but when 

 and from where it came is not known. 



Tree large, vigorous, ui)right -spreading, dense. Fruit medium to large, 

 round-oblate to conic, smooth, uniform in shape and size ; stem short to 

 very short, stout ; cavity wide, acuminate, often deep green with numerous 

 paler green or grayish dots; calyx large, closed or open; lobes long, acute, 

 often reflexedj sometimes separated at the base ; basin oblique, round, abrupt, 

 shallow, somtimes plaited or ribbed; skin thick, tender, sometimes with 

 patches and flecks of russet, becoming golden russet with bronze cheek; 

 dots gray or russet, becoming golden russet with bronze cheek ; dots gray 

 or russet, inconspicuous; calyx-tube short, wide, conical; stamens basal; 

 core medium, abaxile, or having a w'ide hollow cylinder for the axis ; core- 

 lines meeting ; carpels broadly-ovate, elongated, sometimes tufted ; seeds 

 light brown, small, plump, obtuse, sometimes tufted; flesh yellow, fine- 

 grained, crisp, tender, juicy, rich, subacid, aromatic; very good; December 

 to April. 



