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of a relationship with the Blue Pearmain group of apples. This 

 is seen in the form and color of the fruit, the bloom, the areolar 

 dots and the character of the flesh. It does not rank high in quality. 

 In the St. Lawrence valley it is said to be a strong grower, hardy, 

 productive and not subject to the scab. It is there regarded as a 

 desirable apple to grow for commercial purposes. At Geneva it 

 has proved vigorous and productive, but because it is inferior in 

 quality to other varieties of its season, such as Tompkins King, 

 Mclntosh and Hubbardston, it is doubtful whether Baxter is worthy 

 of a place in the commercial orchards of Western and Southern 

 New York. 



Origin. It was known near Brockville, Canada, one hundred years or more 

 ago. It gradually found its way into nurseries and within the last twenty- 

 five years has been quite extensively propagated (3). 



TREE. 



Tree productive, very vigorous ; branches long, medium stout. Form up- 

 right spreading, open. Twigs medium to long, straight, rather stout, thick at 

 the tips; internodes medium to long. Bark clear brownish-red streaked with 

 olive-green ; pubescent. Lenticels rather numerous, conspicuous, small, some- 

 times large, round, raised. Buds moderately prominent, imbedded in the bark, 

 acute, appressed. Leaves large, broad. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large to very large. Form roundish to conic flattened at the base or 

 varying to somewhat oblong, often faintly ribbed, somewhat irregular, sides 

 often unequal and also often compressed; axis sometimes oblique. Stem 

 usually short. Cavity large, deep, acute, broad, usually partly russeted, often 

 somewhat furrowed. Calyx small to above medium, sometimes closed or 

 partly open. Basin often oblique, moderately shallow to rather deep, rather 

 narrow to wide, obtuse to moderately abrupt, slightly furrowed, corrugated, 

 sometimes compressed. 



Skin thick, tough, slightly roughened by russet dots ; pale yellow or whitish 

 largely mottled and blushed with rather bright red often deepening to purplish 

 shades characteristic of the Blue Pearmain group, distinctly splashed and 

 striped with purplish-red. Dots numerous, conspicuous, areolar, whitish or 

 with russet point. A bluish bloom gives the skin a rather dull appearance but 

 when polished it is bright and glossy. Highly colored specimens show but 

 little of the yellow ground color. Prevailing effect attractive red or striped 

 red. 



Calyx tube large, elongated, cone-shape or funnel-form. Stamens medium 

 to marginal. 



Core medium, usually abaxile, open ; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. 

 Carpels roundish varying to elongated ovate, slightly emarginate, tufted. 

 Seeds numerous, below medium, rather wide, plump, obtuse, tufted, dark 

 brown. 



