io8 The Apples of New York. 



quality; season late September to early winter. It is possibly desirable for 

 local market but it is not recommended for general cultivation. 



Historical. The original tree is standing near Ithaca, N. Y., on land once 

 owned by a Mr. Jarvis from whom the variety takes its name. It is grown 

 to a limited extent in the vicinity of Ithaca but so far as we know is not 

 cultivated in any other portion of the state. Received for testing at this 

 Station in 1892 from C. B. Crandall. 



JEFFERIS* 



References, i. Thomas, 1849:149. 2. Mag. Hort., 18:491. 1852. 3. Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Cat., 1854. 4. Elliott, 1854:139. S- Mag. Hort.; 21:62. 1855. 

 6. Gregg, 1857:44. 7. Downing, 1857:83. iig. 8. Hooper, 1857:47. 9. Mag. 

 Hart., 24:109. 1858. 10. Hoffy, N. A. Pom., i860, col. pi. 11. Horticul- 

 turist, 17:104, 150. 1862. 12. Warder, 1867:440. fig. 13. Barry, 1883:338 

 14. Van Deman, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1888:570. 15. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc 

 Rpt., 1890:292. 16. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:242. 17. Burrill and McCluer 

 ///. Sta. Bui, 45:309, 32^. 1896. 18. Powell, Del Sta. Bui, 38:18. 1898 

 19. ^Macoun, Can. Dcpt. Agr. Rpt., 1901 -.gS. 20. Beach, Western N. Y. Hort 

 Soc. Rpt., 1901:76. 21. Budd-Hansen, 1903:105. 22. Bruner, X. C. Sta. Bui 

 182:21. 1903. 23. Farrand, ^^ch. Sta. Bnl, 205:45. 1903. 24. Powell and 

 Fulton, r. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:45. 1903. 25. Beach and Clark, A''. Y. Sta 

 Bui, 248 :i26. 1904. 



Synonyms. Everbearing (20). Grantham (17). Jefferies (10, 12, 14, 17, 

 20). Jefferis (3, 4, 7, 13, 15, 16, 18,. 19, 21, 22, 22,, 24, 25). Jeffries (i, 2, 

 5, 6, 8, 9, II). 



Fruit of medium size, yellow, blushed and splashed with red ; 

 flesh tender, mild subacid, delicious. It begins to ripen in Septem- 

 ber and continues in season till early winter. Commercial limit 

 October (25). It is an excellent variety for the home orchard but 

 not for commercial planting because it ripens unevenly, is apt to be 

 deficient in size and is not especially attractive in color. The tree 

 is a moderately vigorous grower, hardy, healthy, comes into bearing 

 moderately early and is a reliable cropper yielding full crops bien- 

 nially. 



Historical Originated with Isaac Jefferies, Newlin township, Chester 

 county, Pa. It was named after the originator by the Committee of the Penn- 

 sylvania Horticultural Society which awarded this variety the premium for the 

 best seedling apple exhibited in 1848 (10). 



Tree. 

 Tree medium size, moderately vigorous. Form upright to roundish, open. 

 Tii'igs short, straight, slender; internodes long. Bark brown mingled with 

 olive-green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels 



