84 The Apples of New York. 



20. Can. Hort., 20:412. 1897. 21. Eneroth- Smirnoff, 1901:173. 22. Munson, 

 Me. Sia. An. Rpt., 18:83, 86. 1902 (also Bui. 82). 23. Powell and Fulton, 

 U. S. B. P. I. Bill., 48:38. 1903. 24. Beach and Clark, .V. Y. Sta. Bui, 248: 

 113. 1904. 



Synonyms. Borsdorf (6). Borsdorfer (3, 8, 14, 21). Borsdorfer (12). 

 Borsdorff (7). Borsdorff (5). Borsdorffer (2). Borsdorffer (i, 6, 7, 

 18). Borsdorffer (5). Edelborsdorfer (8). King George the Third (7). 

 King George the Third (i). Queen's (7). 



A German variety, wliich is valued in many parts of Europe as 

 a dessert fruit of first quality. The tree is very hardy and very 

 productive. Although it was introduced into this country many 

 years ago, it has not won recognition either in the home orchards 

 or in commercial orchards. It is not recommended for planting in 

 New York state because it is less desirable here than other well- 

 known varieties. 



Historical. Hogg states (12) that, " It is believed to have originated either 

 at a village of Misnia, called Borsdorf or at a place of the same name near 

 Leipsic. According to Forsyth it was such a favorite with Queen Charlotte 

 that she had a considerable quantity of them annually imported from Germany 

 for her own private use. It is one of the earliest recorded varieties of the 

 continental authors, but does not seem to have been known in this country 

 before the close of the last century. It was first grown in the Brompton Park 

 Nursery in 1785. It is mentioned by Cordus, in 1561, as being cultivated in 

 Misnia, which circumstance has no doubt given rise to the synonym ' Reinette 



de Misnie.' " 



Tree. 



Tree moderately vigorous ; branches long, rather slender, with numerous 

 small laterals. Form roundish, dense. Tzvigs short, straight, slender ; inter- 

 nodes short. Bark dull reddish-brown, quite pubescent. Lenticels incon- 

 spicuous, scattering, very small, oblong. Buds small, narrow, acute, free, quite 

 pubescent. Leaves medium in size, rather broad. 



Fruit. 



Fruit below medium to small. Form oblate, somewhat ribbed, sides slightly 

 unequal, pretty uniform in size and shape. Stem long to very long, slender, 

 often inclined obliquely. Cavity moderately shallow to rather deep, wide, 

 obtuse, often a little furrowed and somewhat russeted. Calyx rather large, 

 usually partly open. Basin usually rather shallow, wide, and obtuse, some- 

 what ridged and slightly wrinkled. 



Skin yellov.-, partly washed with rather dull light scarlet and often marked 

 with streaks of russet and inconspicuous capillary netted russet lines. Dots 

 scattering, often large and irregular, gray or russet. 



Calyx tube short, wide, cone-shape or urn-shape, with a fleshy projection 

 of the pistil into its base. Stamens marginal to median. 



Core medium to rather small, axile. closed or nearly so; core lines meeting. 

 Carpels broad, narrowing sharply towards the apex, nearly truncate at base. 



