56 The Apples of New York. 



Lenticels scattering, roundish, medium sized, raised. Buds prominent, large, 

 broad, plump, obtuse, pubescent, free or nearly so. Leaves large, broad. 



Fruit. 



Fruit above medium to sometimes large ; pretty uniform in size and shape. 

 Foi-in roundish to roundish conic, sometimes slightly oblate, generally sym- 

 metrical. Stem medium to short, rather thick. Cax'ity acuminate, rather 

 shallow to moderately deep, broad, often with radiating russet, sometimes 

 lipped. Calyx large, usually open, sometimes closed ; lobes often reflexed, 

 acute to obtuse. Basin abrupt, moderately deep, moderately wide to wide, 

 somewhat furrowed. 



Skin yellow or greenish-yellow, largely overlaid or mottled with red and 

 striped and splashed with carmine, but not conspicuously so. Dots numerous, 

 russet, mingled with some broken lines or flecks of russet, yet the skin is 

 rather smooth. Prevailing effect when highly colored is bright red, otherwise 

 yellowish. 



Calyx tube wide, conical sometimes with short funnel tube extension. 

 Stajuens median to basal. 



Core comparatively small, axile, closed or sometimes open ; core lines slightly 

 clasping. Carpels flat, elongated ovate approaching cordate, tufted. Seeds 

 medium, moderately wide, moderately long, acute, tufted, medium brown. 



Flesh whitish or tinged with yellow, moderately firm, moderately coarse, 

 breaking, moderately tender, rather juicy, mild subacid becoming somewhat 

 sweet, agreeable in fla\or, good or nearly good in quality. 



Season October to February. 



Baker's Eastern Pippin Apple is a distinct variety of Canadian origin. l 



BALDWIN, 



References, i. Thacher, 1822:121. 2. Cat. Hort. Soc. London. 1831. 

 3. Kenrick, 1833:41. 4. Mag. Hart., 1:360. 1835. 5, Manning, 1838:59. 6. 

 Dittrich, 3:53. 7. Downing, 1845:98. fig. 1847. col. pi. 8. French, Horticul- 

 turist. 1:315. 1846. 9. Thomas, 1849:163. 10. Cole, 1849:128. 11. Emmons, 

 Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:75. 1851. fig. 12. Hovey, i:ii. 1852. fig. and col. pi. 13. 

 Bivort, An. de Pom. Beige. 1855:147. 14. Hooper, 1857:14. 15. Elliott, 1858: 

 66. fig. 16. Flotow, ///. Handb. Obstk.. i.:.\2y. 1859. 17. i\Ias, Le I'erger, 

 5:163. col. pi. 18. Warder, 1867:42. fig. 19. Downing, 1872:85. fig. 20. 

 Leroy, 1873:89. fig. 21. Barry, 1883:342. 22. Hogg, 1884:13. 23. Wickson, 

 1891:245. 24. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 25. Woolverton, Ont. Fruit 

 Sias. Rpt., 1895:7. fig. 26. Taylor, U. S. Div. Pom. Bui, 7:350. 1897. 27. 

 Amer. Card.. 1899:546. 28. Eneroth-Smirnofif. 1901:261. 29. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:4.3- fig- 30- Thomas, 1903:323. fig. 31. Fr. Lucas, 187. 



Synonyms. Baldwin Rosenapfel (31). Baldwin's Rother Pippin (6). 

 Calville Butter (18). Felch (7, 18, 19). Late Baldzcin (12, 18). Pecker (i, 

 7, 18, 19). Red Baldzi'in Pippin (18). Steele's Red Winter (7, 12, 18, 19). 

 Woodpecker (7, iS, 19, 21). 



The Baldwin is a bright red winter apple, above medium in 

 size or large, and very good in quality when grown under favor- 



' Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 8:20. 1877. 



