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Fruit. 



Fruit sometimes as large as Baldwin or larger and averages above medium. 

 Form roundish to roundish conic, or somewhat oblate, ribbed obscurely if at 

 all, rather symmetrical, sides somewhat elliptical ; pretty uniform in size and 

 shape. Stem short to medium, rather slender to thick. Cavity acute, usually 

 rather deep, somewhat furrowed, sometimes with sides compressed or lipped, 

 often partly covered with a thin golden-brown russet. Calyx closed or some- 

 times partly open, small to medium with short obtuse to acute lobes. Basin 

 somewhat shallow to very shallow, medium to narrow, obtuse to rather abrupt, 

 often slightly furrowed or slightly corrugated, with a tendency to develop 

 mammiform protuberances. 



S'ki)i rather ttnder, nearly smooth, clear bright yellow largely covered with 

 deep red, mottled or obscurely striped with darker red. Often irregularly 

 netted markings and dots of whitish or russet-gray contrast conspicuously 

 with the red surface. Whitish scarf-skin sometimes radiates from the cavity. 

 Prevailing effect attractive bright red. 



Calyx tube funnel-shape, medium length with a rather wide limb. Stamens 

 median. 



Core axile, medium in size, closed; core lines clasping. Carpels elliptic to 

 roundish cordate, emarginate. Seeds medium to rather large, long, acute. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, moderately coarse, moderately crisp, rather 

 tender, moderately juicy to juicy, decidedly sweet, agreeable in flavor, very 

 good in quality. 



Season October to January or later. 



BAKER. 



References, i. Horticulturist. 15:92. i860. 2. Downing, 1872:84. 3. 

 Thomas, 1885:502. 4. Not listed by Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 5. Taylor, 

 Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1895:193. 6. Budd-Hansen, 1903:43. 7. Powell and 

 Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:37. 1903. 



Synonym. Scott (2). 



This is a red apple of good size, pretty uniform in size and shape and of 

 fairly good quality. It is not so good a keeper as Baldwin and is inferior 

 to it in quality and hardly equal to it in color. The tree is hardy, healthy, 

 vigorous and reliably productive with a tendency to biennial bearing. There 

 is a considerable loss from the dropping of the fruit. Although it has been 

 known in cultivation for more than a century (i), it appears to have practically 

 passed out of the lists offered by the nurserymen in North America (4) and 

 evidently is nearly obsolete. 



Historical. It is stated that the original tree was in full bearing in its native 

 place, Richfield, Ct., during the Revolutionary War. Forty years ago it was 

 but little known outside the vicinity of its origin (i). 



Tree. 



Tree large, vigorous, productive ; branches stout, crooked. Form upright 

 spreading, open. Twigs below medium to long, erect, slightly curved, stout, 

 blunt at the tips ; internodes medium. Bark rather clear olive-green partly 

 covered with dark brownish-red, with light streaked scarf-skin ; quite pubescent. 



