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cent, medium to rather large ; lobes long, open or closed, sometimes distinctly 

 separated at the base, rather obtuse. Basin varies from broad to rather narrow, 

 from obtuse to abrupt, and from nearly symmetrical to irregular and furrowed 

 or wrinkled. 



Skin moderately thick, tough, smooth, green becoming bright waxen yellow 

 with orange-red blush, sometimes partly deepening to pink. Dots numerous, 

 whitish and submerged or with russet point. Prevailing effect yellow. 



Calyx tube funnel-form. Stamens basal. 



Core medium to rather small, abaxile to nearly axile ; cells not uniformly 

 developed, usually closed or slit ; core lines clasp the funnel cylinder. Carpels 

 rather tender, broadly roundish, often nearly truncate, emarginate, mucronate. 

 Seeds numerous, rather dark, long, narrow, acute, below medium or above, 

 sometimes slightly tufted. 



Flesh yellowish, firm, tender, crisp, fine-grained, juicy, pleasant subacid, 

 aromatic, very good to best. Toward the close of the season it becomes 

 inferior in quality although it may appear to be still in good condition. 



PENNOCK. 



References, i. Coxe, 1817:145. fig. 2. Thacher, 1822:132. 3. Buel, N. Y. 

 Bd. Agr. Mem., 1826:477. 4. Fessenden, 1828:131. 5. Cat. Hort. Soc. Lon- 

 don, 1831:27. 6. Mag. Hart., 1:364. 1835. 7. Manning, lb., 7:47. 1841. 8. 

 Downing, 1845:125. 9. Kirtland, Horticulturist, 2:545. 1847. 10. Longworth, 

 ^^'•, 3:395- 1848. II. Phoenix, lb., 4:470. 1849. 12. Thomas, 1849:170. 13. 

 Cole, 1849:128. 14. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:59. 1851. col. pi. 15. Elliott. 

 1854:176. 16. Hooper, 1857:68. 17. Horticulturist, 15:183. i860. 18. Warder, 

 1867:449. 19. Downing, 1869:302. 20. Hogg, 1884:171. 3i. Lyon, Mich. Hort. 

 Soc. Rpt., 1890:296. 22. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:246. 



Synonyms. Big Romanite (15, 16, 19). Gay's Romanite (19). Large 

 Romanite (15, 16, 19). Neisley's Winter (15"). Neislcy's Winter Penick 

 (19). Pelican (19). Penick. Pennick. Pennock (8). Pennock's Red 

 Winter (2, 5, 6, 8. 10, 13, 16). Pennock's Red Winter (12, 15, 18, 19, 20). 

 Phoenix (16). Pomme Roye (19, of some West, 15). Prolific Beauty (15. 

 19). Red Ox (19). Red Pennock (15, 19). Romanite (18). Roman Knight 

 (19). 



A rather large, red winter apple, pretty uniform in size and shape 

 and attractive in appearance, but only fair to good in quality. It is 

 much subject to the trouble commonly known as " Baldwin Spot," 

 for which no remedy is known.^ The tree is hardy, very long-lived 

 and a strong grower. It coiucs into bearing rather young and is a 

 reliable cropper, usually yielding heavy crops biennially and bearing 

 some fruit every year. Generally speaking it is not regarded with 

 favor as a commercial variety because the fruit ranks but second or 

 third rate in quality and. as above mentioned, is subject to the 

 " Baldwin Spot." It is not recommended for planting in New York. 



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