The Apples of New York. 385 



YELLOW NEWTOWN. 



This variety is described in connection with the Green Newtown 

 on pages 145 to 152. 



YORK IMPERIAL. 



References, i. Mag. Hort., 19:210. 1853. 2. Horticulturist, 8:342. 1853. 

 3. Elliott, 1854:166. 4. Downing, 1857:206. 5. Warder, 1867:693. 6. Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Cat., 1871:10. 7. Fitz, 1872:143, 8. Thomas, 1875:517. 9. Rural 

 N. v., 46:494. 1887. ID. Clark, Mo. Sta. Bui, 6:8. 1889. 11. Stayman, Amcr. 

 Card., 11:272. 1S90. Hg. 12. Van Deman, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1891:389. col. pi. 

 13. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:253. 14. .Y. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 13:592. 1894. 15. 

 Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bui, 43:104. 1890. 16. Can. Hort., 19:84, 343. 1896. Hg. 

 and col. pi. 17. Rural X. Y., 55:1, 190. 1896. 18. Wright, Amcr. Card., 17:33. 

 1896. 19. Powell, Del Sta. Bui, 38:20. 1898. 20. Taylor, U. S. Pom. Bui, 

 7:361. 1898. 21. Massey, N. C. Sta. Bui, 149:318. 1898. 22. Rural N. Y., 57: 

 164, 178, 239. 189S. 23. Taft and Lyon, Mich. Sta. Bui. 169:192. 1899. 24. 

 Amcr. Card., 20:540. 1899. 25. IJruner. .V. C. Sta. Bui. 21:130. 1900. col pi 

 26. Amcr. Card., 21:76, 372. 1900. 27. Can. Hort., 23:75, 249, 414. 1900. 28. 

 Beach, JVcstcrn X. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1900:37. 29. Rural X. Y., 59:450. 

 1900. 30. Brackett, Amcr. Card., 22:190. 1901. 31. Alwood, Ta. Sta. Bui., 

 130:142. 1901. fig. oi tree. 32. 7^»y-a/ .V. F., 60:68, 406, 470. 1901. 33. Stewart, 

 Md. Hort. .S'of. Rpt., 1901:73. 34. Munson, Mc. Sta. Rpt.. 1902:91. 35. Dick- 

 ens and Greene, Ka)i. Sta. Bui, 106:56. 1902. 36. Stinson, Mo. Fr. Sta. Bui, 

 3:27. 1902. 37. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, /[S:62. 1903. 38. Budd- 

 Hansen, 1903:213. fig. 39. Bnmer, ^V. C. Sta. Bui, 182:27. 1903. figs. 40. 

 Beach and Clark, .V. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:152. 1904. 



Synonym. Johnson's Fine Winter ( i, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 21, 24, 25, 

 28, 31, Z7, 38, 39, 40). 



York Imi)erial is an important apple which is grown commercially 

 in the Middle Atlantic states and over a belt of country extending 

 from these states westward into Missouri and Kansas. The tree is 

 a thrifty, vigorous grower and a pretty regular annual or biennial 

 bearer. It seems to prefer rather heavy clay soils and seldom does 

 well on soils that are light or in any way thin or leachy. 



When properly developed the fruit is large, finely colored and of 

 good quality. There are some objections to it on account of the 

 shape of the fruit, which is oblique or lopsided, and consequently 

 difficult to pare with a machine. Storage men give its season in 

 cellar storage as extending to December and in cold storage to 

 February. It stands heat fairly well before going into storage, but 

 often scalds badly and when it begins to deteriorate goes down 

 rather quickly. As grown at this Station the fruit comes in season 

 in January and keeps well in ordinan,- storage till April or May if it 



