224 The Apples of New York. 



NEWMAN. 



References, i. Churchill, .V. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 9:346. 1890. 2. Beach, lb., 

 15:274. 1896. 3. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bill, 48:50. 1903. 4. 

 Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. But., 248:134. 1904. 



Synonym. Xewman Seedling (i, 2). 



Newman is a fruit of the Yellow Bellflower group. When it is 

 well grown and properly colored it is rather attractive for a green 

 or yellow apple. It is somewhat deficient in size for a good 

 market apple and does not excel in quality, but late in the season 

 is acceptable for dessert and ver}^ good for culinary uses. It is 

 a good keeper and may perhaps be grown with profit to a limited 

 extent but is not recommended for general planting in New 

 York. The tree is a fairly good grower, comes into bearing 

 young and is a reliable cropper, bearing full crops biennially. The 

 fruit hangs well to the tree. 



Historical. Received from George Townsend, Gordon, Ohio, in 1890, for 

 testing at this Station. It is as yet practically unknown in New York. 



Tree. 



Tree rather vigorous with very long, moderately stout, curved branches. 

 Form upright becoming spreading and rather flat, open. Twigs short to rather 

 long, curved, crooked, stout, with thick tips and large terminal buds ; inter- 

 nodes short to rather long. Bark blackish-brown tinged with red and mingled 

 with olive-green, slightlj^ streaked with scarf-skin, heavily pubescent. Lenti- 

 cels very conspicuous, quite numerous, medium to large, roundish to oval, 

 raised. Buds prominent, large to rather small, broad, plump, obtuse to acute, 

 free, pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit below medium to rather large. Form oblong inclined to conic, some- 

 times oblique, often faintly ribbed ; sides unequal ; pretty uniform in size and 

 shape. Stem short to medium, rather slender. Cavity moderately shallow to 

 deep, narrow to medium in width, symmetrical or sometimes compressed or 

 slightly furrowed, russeted, occasionally with outspreading rays of russet, 

 rarely lipped. Calyx medium, closed or somewhat open. Basin small, some- 

 what abrupt, shallow to medium in depth, furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin green changing to clear yellow with a faint shade of red or in highly 

 colored specimens distinctly blushed with light red. Dots small to medium, 

 green or dark, scattering, often areolar or red areolar. 



Calyx tube short and conical varying to funnel-form. Stamens median or 

 above. 



Core large, abaxile; cells open or partly closed; core lines meeting or some- 

 what clasping. Carpels rather long, roundish, emarginate, slightly tufted. 

 Seeds medium, acute, slightly tufted. 



