54 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



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

 crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid or sour; too sour for dessert, excellent for 

 cooking. 



Season. It is in season about with Tompkins King but sometimes keeps 

 well till late spring, and is then especially desirable for cooking because it 

 retains well its sprightly subacid flavor. 



BAILEY SWEET. 



REFERENCES, i. Thomas, 1849:159. 2. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:59. 

 1851. 3. Downing, 1857:116. 4. Elliott, 1858:121. 5. Warder, 1867:633. fig. 

 6. Downing, 1872:84. 7. Barry, 1883:342. 8. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 

 1890:288. 9. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 10. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 1901:287. 

 ii. Fulton, Mich. Sta. Bui, 187:85. 1901. 12. Hansen, 6". D. Sta. Bui, 76:27. 

 1902. 13. Thomas, 1903:319. 14. Budd-Hansen, 1903:42. fig. 15. Beach and 

 Clark, N.iY. Sta. Bui, 248:111. 1904. 16. Cole, 123. 17. Hooper, 12. 



SYNONYMS. BAILEY'S GOLDEN SWEET (16). BAILEY SWEET (i, 4, 5, 12, 13, 

 17). Bailey Sweet (8, 10). BAILEY'S SWEET (2, 3, 7, 16). Bailey's Sweet 

 (9). Edgerly Sweet (i, 4, 13). Edgerly's Sweet (3, 6). Howard's Sweet 

 (3, 6). Pater son's Sweet (3, 6). Patterson Sweet (13). Patterson's Sweet 



(1,2). 



This is a very beautiful red apple, distinctly sweet and of very 

 good quality. It is in season from October to January or sometimes 

 later. It is not a very good keeper. In some localities the fruit is 

 apt to be rather scabby and knotty, and unless it is well sprayed 

 the percentage of unmarketable and low-grade fruit runs rather 

 high. The tree is reliably productive but it does not excel either 

 in vigor, health or hardiness. It is not recommended for cultivation. 



Historical. Bailey Sweet was introduced under this "name from Perry, 

 Wyoming county, New York, more than 60 years ago (i). Whether it orig- 

 inated there or was an old variety brought in from the East is uncertain (3). 

 Although it has long been known and widely disseminated, there is no section 

 of the state where it is grown in large quantities. 



TREE. 



Tree upright, somewhat spreading, rather open, not dense ; branches moder- 

 ately stout or slender. Twigs rather slender, nearly straight ; internodes 

 medium to short. Bark rather dark brownish-red marked with thin gray 

 scarf-skin; sparingly pubescent. Lenticels numerous, medium to below, usually 

 oblong, conspicuous, somewhat raised. Buds medium to large, broad, acute 

 to somewhat obtuse, appressed ; somewhat pubescent. Leaves often rather 

 broad and large; foliage not dense. 



In the nursery the development of the root system is rather light or weak. 

 In the orchard the tree makes a rather slow or moderately vigorous growth 

 and does not become large. It is a reliable cropper with a tendency to annual 

 bearing. The fruit hangs well to the tree. 



