3o6 The Apples of New York. 



Fruit. 



Fruit large. Form oblate to roundish oblate, often somewhat elliptical and 

 obscurely ribbed ; sides sometimes unequal. Stem short, moderately thick. 

 Cavity moderately large, acute to acuminate, deep, moderately broad to very 

 broad, symmetrical or somewhat furrowed, often with radiating russet rays 

 or overspread with russet. Calyx large, open or partly open ; lobes separated 

 at base. Basin above medium to rather small, moderately shallow to deep, 

 moderately narrow to rather wide, abrupt, usually indistinctly furrowed but 

 sometimes smooth. 



Skin rather thin, tough, smooth, bright, clear pale yellow, usually somewhat 

 blushed. Dots inconspicuous, pale green or whitish, often submerged, some- 

 times with russet point. 



Calyx tube yellow, rather long, very wide, cone-shape or somewhat funnel- 

 form and sometimes extending to the core. Stamens median. 



Core medium to rather small, slightly abaxile; cells often not uniformly 

 developed, symmetrical, partly open or closed ; core lines slightly clasping or 

 meeting. Carpels thin, tender, roundish, mucronate, but slightly emarginate 

 if at all, usually smooth. Seeds few, short to medium, plump, narrow to 

 rather wide, acute. 



Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, moderately firm, moderately fine-grained, 

 breaking, tender, juicy to very juicy, sprightly subacid, good to very good. 



Season at Geneva November to April or May. 



(II) SHANNON. 



Reference, i. J. R. Johnson, Cat., 1894. 



The variety described below, so far as we know, has not been disseminated 

 in New York. The following account is given in order that the reader may 

 distinguish between this Shannon and the Shannon above described. 



This originated as a chance seedling on the farm of Wm. Shannon, Coshoc- 

 ton county, Ohio. It was introduced by J. R. Johnson, of Coshocton, who 

 stated that it is " yellow, of good size and good quality, keeps till April and 

 holds its flavor; tree a good grower and a good bearer" (i). Mr. Johnson 

 reports that he ventured to catalogue it under the name Shannon for local 

 trade although lie knew that a very different apple had been previously intro- 

 duced under that name by A. H. Ernst. 1 



SHEDDAN, 



Reference, i. Teiin. Sta. Bui, 1:29. 1896. fig. 



Although this is a variety of Tennessee origin it appears to have consider- 

 able merit as grown in New York and is worthy of further testing in this 

 region. As grown at this Station the tree is thrifty, comes into bearing young 

 and gives promise of being productive. The fruit is of desirable size and 

 good quality and is suitable for either home use or market. It somewhat 

 resembles a well-grown Rhode Island Greening in color but has the advan- 

 tage over that variety in being a much better keeper and evidently not liable 

 to scald. 



•Letter, J. R. Johnson, 1895. 



