6 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



of peach and apple orchards that were found bending with fruit. 

 Within sight of the Geneva Experiment Station are two very old 

 Indian apple trees, the only ones in this vicinity now left out of many 

 hundreds which the Indians were growing in the clearings about 

 their town of Kanadesaga, which was located here. The illus- 

 tration, Fig. i, shows the present appearance of one of the trees. 

 Both bear winter fruit of medium size. The fruit of one is very 

 good for cooking, that of the other is pleasant flavored, subacid 

 and very good for eating. Neither has been propagated. These 

 trees are interesting as types of the seedling" apples which were 

 most common around the homes of the early settlers, and also to 

 some extent in the Indian villages. 



FIG. 2. COLLECTION OF VARIETIES OF WILD APPLES FROM A HILL PASTURE AT 



CHITTENANGO. 



The Apple now Grows Wild in New York. The apple now 

 grows wild in various parts of New York state. It is notably 

 abundant along fence rows and in hill pastures in some places in 

 Southern and Southeastern New York and on the Onondaga lime- 

 stone formation in Onondaga and Madison counties. Fig. 2 shows 

 the fruit of several wild apples which were found in a hill pasture 

 near Chittenango in Madison county. Some of these are superior 

 to many of the named and cultivated sorts, being more attractive, 

 larger and of better quality. 



The Siberian crab has not, to my knowledge, ever been found 

 growing spontaneously either in New York or in any other part 

 of this continent. 



