86 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to large. Form roundish oblate to ovate, inclined to conic, 

 pretty regular, sometimes obscurely ribbed, fairly symmetrical, sides some- 

 times unequal. Stem rather short. Cavity acuminate, moderately deep, rather 

 broad, sometimes lipped, sometimes indistinctly furrowed or compressed. 

 Calyx rather large, closed or somewhat open. Basin abrupt, medium in depth, 

 rather narrow to moderately wide, often slightly furrowed, sometimes 

 wrinkled. 



Skin thin, tough, smooth, grass-green, or yellowish, thinly washed or often 

 deeply blushed with dull pinkish-crimson, not striped. Dots few, usually sub- 

 merged, pale and inconspicuous ; a few scattering ones are russet. Prevailing 

 color green but more blushed than Rhode Island Greening. 



Calyx tube rather large, conical. Stamens median. 



Core rather small, somewhat abaxile; cells often closed towards apex and 

 open at base ; core lines slightly clasping. Carpels broad, roundish to obcor- 

 date. Seeds medium, acute. 



Flesh nearly white, moderately firm, very tender, very juicy, peculiarly 

 aromatic, pleasant subacid, good to very good. 



Season October to March or later. Commercial season October to January. 



BOUCKEN. 



Known locally for many years in the vicinity of Buffalo. We have not seen 

 this variety. The following statement concerning it is furnished by C. D. 

 Zimmerman, Buffalo, N. Y. : " Resembles Maiden Blush very much in size 

 and color ; keeps till June ; flavor good ; an enormous bearer. Often a large 

 apple is borne at the extreme end of the branch." 



BOYS DELIGHT. 



An excellent dessert apple in season from October to midwinter. It is 

 not equal to either Fameuse or Mclntosh in appearance and is apparently 

 desirable only for the home orchard. Fruit medium or below, pale greenish- 

 yellow, partly overlaid with a light shade of " Fameuse " red. Flesh white, 

 of Fameuse character but more nearly sweet. It originated from Fameuse 

 seed with S. P. Morse, Lowville, Ontario. 



BRISTOL. 



The variety known in Western Connecticut and in Eastern New York by 

 this name appears to be identical w r ith Red Canada. 



BROWNLEES. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1872:108. 2. Mas, Le Verger, 4:93. col pi. 3. 

 Hogg, 1884:33. 4. Bailey, An, Hort., 1892:235. 5. Beach and Clark, N. Y. 

 Sta. Bui, 248:113. 1904. 



. SYNONYMS. BROWNLEES' RUSSET (i, 4). BROWNLEES'S RUSSET (3). Brown- 

 lees' Russet (5). Brownlees' Seedling Russet (i). REINETTE GRISE BROWN- 

 LEES' (2). Reinette Grise Brownlees' (i). 



