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bright j'^ellow with bUish; flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, rich; season Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Warder (2) describes under the name Orange Sweeting or Russet "An 

 eastern variety not much cultivated ; fruit large, very round, regular, green- 

 ish-yellow, bronzy, orange russeted; flesh rather tough, fine-grained, juicy, 

 good; season December." 



The name Orange Sweet has also been used as a synonym for both Mun- 

 son (p. 146) and Golden Sweet (p. 81). 



OSTRAKOFF, 



References, i. Gibb, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:106. fig. 2. lb., 

 la. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:443. 3. Budd, la. Agr. Coll. Bid., 1885:18. 4. 

 Schroeder, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt.. 1886-87:71. 5. Craig, lb., 1886-87:103. 

 6. Budd, Rural N. Y ., 47:692. 1888. 7. lb., la. Agr. Coll. Bull., 1890:23. 

 8. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:246. 9. Budd, la. Sta. Bui, 19:540. 1892. 10. 

 Taylor, Me. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1892:58. 11. Can. Hort., 16:402. 1893. 

 12. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 13:583. 1894. 13. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 

 1896:75. 14. Thomas, 1897:648. 15. IMunson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1902:84. 

 16. Hansen, 5". D. Sta. BuL, 76:80. 1902. fig. 17. Beach and Clark, N. Y. 

 Sta. Bill., 248:136. 1904. 



Synonyms. Astravaskoe (12). Ostrakoff (7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17). 

 OsTRAKOFF Glass (ii). Ostrokoff Glass (12). Ostrekoff (3, 5). Ostre- 

 koff's Glass (i, 2). Ostrekovskaya Steklianka (3). Ostrekowskaja Stek- 

 LiANKA (i, 2). Ostrokoff (6, 8, 14). Ostrokoff's Glass (4). No. 4 M 

 (4, 5, 6, 7, 9. II. 13, 15, 16). No. 472 (i, 3). 



A Russian variety of good size, greenish-yellow, brisk subacid, fair to 

 good quality. Its keeping qualities vary much in different seasons. As 

 grown at this Station it is commonly in its prime from late September into 

 November but a portion of the fruit may often be kept into the winter in 

 very good condition. It is reported as a promising variety for portions of 

 Northern New England and other regions where superior hardiness is a 

 prime requisite. It is of no value where our common standard varieties 

 succeed. 



Historical. Described by Budd in 1885 under the name Ostrakoff's Glass 

 and in 1890 under the name Ostrakoff (3, 7). It was received in 1884 for 

 testing at this Station from Ellwanger and Barry, Rochester, N. Y., under 

 the name Astravaskoe. 



Tree. 

 Tree moderately vigorous. Form spreading or roundish, open. Twigs 

 short, curved, stout with large terminal buds ; internodes medium. Bark 

 dark brown tinged with green, heavily streaked with scarf-skin ; pubescent 

 near tips. Lenticels quite numerous, medium size, round, raised, rather 

 conspicuous. Buds prominent, large, long, plump, obtuse, free. 



Fruit. 

 Fruit medium or above, pretty uniform in size and shape. Form roundish 

 to somewhat ovate or oblong, somewhat conical, a little angular. Stem 

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