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when highly developed is pinkish-red with carmine stripes over a 

 clear, pale yellow background. As grown at this Station we have 

 not been favorably impressed with it because it is inferior to 

 Northern Spy both in color and (|uality. In fact it has been too 

 deficient in color to rank as a good commercial sort. It is in season 

 from November to March or April. So far as tested here it appears 

 to follow Northern Spy in that it shows considerable variation in 

 dilTerent seasons in its keeping quality (21). It has been a strictly 

 biennial bearer, yielding heavy crops in alternate years. It appears 

 to be superior to Northern Spy in productiveness, but is less pro- 

 ductive than Wagener. It is hardier and longer-lived than W'agener. 

 In portions of Ontario it is regarded as one of the best apples both 

 for commercial purposes and home use (18). As grown in that 

 region and also in some parts of Michigan it is on the average 

 larger and more highly colored than we have found it to be at this 

 Station. Doubtless there are localities in New York where it would 

 succeed much better than it does at Geneva. On account of its good 

 record in Canada as to its hardiness and productiveness it is cer- 

 tainly worthy of trial in Northern New York and in those portions 

 of the state where the Spy succeeds best. 



Historical. Originated by Charles Arnold, Paris, Ont., by crossing Northern 

 Spy with Wagener. 



Tree. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous. For)n upright, becoming spreading. Tzi'igs 

 rather short to moderately long, rather slender to moderately stout, quite 

 pubescent; internodes medium or above. Bark dull, dark reddish-brown over 

 olive-green, lightly mottled with scarf-skin. Leiiticcls rather numerous, small 

 to medium, or sometimes large, usually oblong. Buds medium size, plump, 

 acute to somewhat obtuse, projecting, pubescent. Leaves usually long and 

 rather large. 



Fruit. 



Fruit large to very large, uniform in size and shape. Form oblate to round- 

 ish inclined to conic, distinctly ribbed or even angular, pretty symmetrical. 

 Stem medium in length and thickness. Cavity characteristically like that of 

 the Northern Spy, large, acute or approaching acuminate, deep, wide to mod- 

 erately wide, often thinly russeted and with outspreading rays of russet. 

 Calyx small to medium, closed or slightly open ; lobes rather narrow, acute. 

 Basin small to medium, deej), narrow to rather wide, abrupt, often furrowe 1 

 and wrinkled. 



Skin thin, tough, smooth, bright pale yellow or greenish more or less washed 

 with brownish-red faintly splashed with carmine, in highly colored specimens 

 becoming bright pinkish-red striped with bright carmine ; often coated with 



