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Downing describes a variety under this name which originated in the town 

 of Bethlehem, Albany county, N. Y. He states ( i ) that the tree is productive, 

 the fruit above medium size, pale yellow mostly overspread with deep red, 

 pleasant subacid and good in quality for culinary uses ; season September and 

 October. We do not know this variety and have found no account of it 

 except that given by Downing. 



CLARKE. 



References. i. Rural N. Y., 19:375. 1868. 2. Downing, 1869:127. 

 3. Leroy, 1873:221. iig. 4. Burrill and McCluer, ///. Sta. Bui., 45:317. i8g6. 

 5. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:39. 1903. 6. Beach and Clark, 

 N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:115. 1904. 



Synonyms. Clarke (i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Clarke Beauty. 



This variety has been grown to a limited extent locally in some portions of 

 Central New York. It is not a good commercial variety, being too tender 

 and too easily bruised. It is very good for dessert. It is sometimes called 

 Clarke Beauty. The tree is hardy, healthy and long-lived. It does not come 

 into bearing very young but when mature is a reliable biennial cropper. 



Historical. Originated with J. N. Clarke, Naples, Ontario county, N. Y. 

 (i, 2). It is now rarely propagated. 



Tree. 



Tree large to medium, vigorous. Form upright spreading to roundish, 

 rather dense. Tzvigs short, curved, stout ; internodes medium. Bark brown- 

 ish and olive-green, lightly mottled with scarf-skin ; slightly pubescent. 

 Lenticels scattering, medium size, oblong, slightly raised. Buds medium to 

 large, broad, acute, free, slightly pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit medium to large, averaging above medium. Form roundish oblate to 

 oblate conic or to oblong conic, usually faintly ribbed, unsymmetrical ; not 

 very uniform in shape. Stejii short to medium in length, slender. Cavity 

 acuminate, deep, rather narrow to moderately wide, usually partly russeted 

 and often with narrow, broken, outspreading russet rays. Calyx small to 

 rather large, closed or slightly open. Basin rather shallow to moderately 

 deep, rather narrow, obtuse to moderately abrupt, slightly furrowed and 

 wrinkled. 



Skin thin, smooth, waxy, pale whitish-yellow or greenish, often faintly 

 shaded with orange-red or sometimes blushed with crimson ; under some 

 conditions the fruit develops but a slight blush or none. Dots numerous, 

 small, pale or russet, often submerged. 



Calyx tube cone-shape. 



Core medium to rather large, abaxile ; cells open; core lines slightly clasp- 

 ing. Carpels broadly roundish, mucronate, slightly tufted. Seeds medium to 

 rather large, moderately wide, plump, obtuse to acute, slightly tufted, rather 

 light brown. 



