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Greene, Kan. Sta. Bit!., 106:53. 1902. 26. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bnl., 205:45. 

 1903. 27. Budd-Han.scn, 1903:110. 28. Beach and Clark, A". Y. Sta. Bid., 

 248:128. 1904. 



Synonyms. Codlin, Ke.swick (i, 2, 24). Keswick (19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 

 28). Keswick Codlin (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 

 20,24,25). Kcszcick Codlin (27, 28). Keswick Codling (15). No. 223 {2). 



This variety is particularly esteemed on account of its excellence 

 for culinary use. It is not adapted for storage, its commercial 

 limit in ordinary storage being September and early October. It 

 comes into season late in August or early in September and ripens 

 continuously during a period of several weeks. It does not stand 

 heat well before going into storage and goes down quickly (28). 

 The fruit is of good medium size to rather large, greenish-yellow, 

 sometimes with faint blush ; flesh brisk subacid. It is grown 

 chiefly for home use and only to a very limited extent for local 

 market. The tree is a good grower, hardy, healthy, long-lived, 

 comes into bearing quite young and yields good to very good crops 

 almost annually. 



This is distinct from the Codling or English Codling described 

 by Coxe, Thacher, Forsyth and others. 



Historical. Hogg (17) states that: "This excellent apple was first dis- 

 covered growing among a quantity of rubbish behind a wall at Gleaston 

 Castle, near Ulverstone, and was first brought into notice by one John 

 Sander, a nurseryman at Keswick, who, having propagated it, sent it out 

 under the name of Keswick Codlin. 



"In the Memoirs of the Caledonian Horticultural Society, 1813, Sir John 

 Sinclair says : ' The Keswick Codlin tree has never failed to bear a crop 

 since it was planted in the episcopal garden at Rose Castle, Carlisle, twenty 

 years ago.' " 



It has long been known in this country and very old trees of it are found 

 in some orchards but it is nowhere extensively cultivated being grown 

 chiefly for home use. It is quite commonly listed by nurserymen (20). 



Tree. 



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

 roundish. Tzvigs moderately long, curved, stout ; internodes short. Bark 

 dull brown, heavily coated with gray scarf-skin; pubescent. Lcnticcls numer- 

 ous, rather conspicuous, medium to small, round, not raised. Buds medium to 

 large, prominent, broad, plump, obtuse, free, pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit above medium to nearly large, not very uniform. Form roundish 

 conic or inclined to oblong conic, rather broad at the base, distinctly ribbed; 



