88 The Apples of New York. 



closed or open, medium to small; lobes acuminate. Basin often oblique, 

 shallow to moderately deep, rather narrow, abrupt, somewhat furrowed and 

 wrinkled. 



Skin moderately thick, tough, green or yellow, sometimes with a red cheek, 

 and often much russeted. 



Calyx tube small to medium, conical. Stamens median to basal. 



Coi-e large, axile to usually decidedly abaxile ; cells often unsymmetrical, 

 open ; core lines meeting to slightly clasping. Carpels roundish obovate, some- 

 what tufted. Seeds medium or below, medium brown, plump, obtuse to acute. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, fine, rather tender becoming tough when shriveled, 

 juicy, very sweet, good to very good. 



Season September to midwinter. 



BUCKINGHAM. 



References, i. Coxe, 1817:147. fig. 2. Downing, 1845:144. 3. Van Buren, 

 Mag. Hort., 23:256. 1857. 4. Elliott, 1858:180. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1858. 

 6. Mag. Hort., 27:98, 152. 1861. 7. Warder, 1867:537. Hg. 8. Downing, 

 1872:109. 9. Leroy, 1873:87. 10. Barry, 1883:343. 11. Thomas, 1885:217. 

 12. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:290. 13. Wickson, 1891:246. 14. 

 Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:236. 15. Massey, A^. C. Sta. Bui, 92:42. 1893. 16. 

 Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 53:278. 1894. 17. Stinson, Ark. Sta. An. Rpt., 1894:45. 

 18. Beach, .V. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 13:579. 1894. 19. Taylor, Am. Pom. Soc. 

 Rpt., 1895:195. 20. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:38. 1903. 21. 

 Budd-Hansen, 1903:57. Hg. 22. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:113. 

 1904. 



Synonyms. Bachelor (9). Bachelor (8, 11). Batchellor (9). Blackburn 

 (8). Blackburn, erroneously (7). Buckingham (9). Byer's (8). Bycr's 

 Red iy, 8). Eouinetely (3). Equinetely (8, 10, 11, 13, 17). Fall Queen 

 (7, 8, 10, 15, 17, 21). Fall Queen of Kentucky (11, 16). Frankfort Queen 

 (8). Henshaw (7,8). Kentucky Queen (8,9, 11. 17). King (8,9). Ladies' 

 Favorite of Tenn. (8). Lexington Queen (8). Merit (8, 9). Ne Plus Ultra 

 (8, 9). Ox-Eye of some in Kentucky (8). Queen (8, 9, 17). Red Gloria 

 Mundi of some (8, 9). Red Horse (8, 17). Sol Carter (3, 8). Winter 

 Queen (i, 2, 4). Winter Queen (8, 9, 17, 18). Winter Queen of Kentucky, 

 incorrectly (8). Winter Queening (2, 4). 



This variety has long" been favorably known in the southern 

 states. WheiT well grown it is decidedly attractive in appearance, 

 but, as grown here, it is not especially attractive and not desirable. 

 This location is too far north for the variety to develop its best color 

 and quality. While it occasionally gives heavy crops, we find it an 

 irregular bearer and often unproductive. 



Historical Origin unknown (8), by some said to have come originally 

 from Louisa county, Va. (7), by others, from North Carolina (3). It has 

 long been known from Southern New Jersey southward through Virginia and 

 westward through the Ohio valley. 



