The Apples of New York. 99 



Tree. 



Tree large, vigorous; a heavy alternate bearer (2). Twigs short, curved, 

 slender; internodes short. Bark dark brown, with light coat of streaked 

 scarf-skin, slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, small, oblong, raised. 

 Buds small, plump, acute, free, slightly pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit medium to above, uniform in size. Form oblate to roundish-oblate, 

 rather irregular. Stem medium, moderately slender. Cavity acuminate or 

 acute, moderately deep and broad, not russeted, symmetrical. Calyx medium, 

 usually closed ; lobes broad, obtuse. Basin medium in depth to shallow, mod- 

 erately wide to rather narrow, rather abrupt, slightly wrinkled, symmetrical. 



Skin thin, tender, smooth, pale yellow or whitish almost completely over- 

 spread with attractive red of the Fameuse hue becoming as highly colored as 

 the Fameuse or Mcintosh and covered with faint bloom ; stripes obscure if 

 any. Dots very numerous, small, red, sometimes gray or russet. Prez'ailing 

 effect brilliant deep pinkish-red deepening to purplish-red. 



Calyx tube long, rather narrow, funnel-shape. Stamens median to basal. 



Core nearly axile, small to medium ; cells closed or partly open ; core 

 lines clasping the funnel cylinder. Carpels round, slightly emarginate. 

 Seeds dark, numerous, medium to large, wide, obtuse to acute. 



Flesh whitish sometimes tinged with red, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly 

 subacid, good to very good. 



Season November to January. A better keeper than Fameuse. 



HILTON. 



References, i. Downing, 1857:151. 2. Warder, 1867:721. 3. Thomas, 

 1875 :502. 

 Synonyms. None. 



This variety originated in Columbia county, N. Y. According to Down- 

 ing (i) the tree is vigorous and productive: the fruit large, yellowish-green, 

 subacid, excellent for culinary purposes. Season September and October. 



So far as we can discover this variety is not now known in cultivation. 



HOADLEY. 



References, i. GofY, Jl'is. Sta. An. Rpt., 11:347. 1S94. 2 lb., Am. Pom. 

 Soc. Rpt., 1899 ^-236. 

 Synonyms. None. 



A variety of the Oldenburg type which much resembles Olden- 

 burg except that its season is about a month later. It is decidedly 

 attractive in general appearance and of good quality for culinary 

 purposes. The tree is a moderate grower, comes into bearing 

 early and so far as tested here is very productive. It appears to 

 be worthy of testing where an apple of this type is desired. 



