90 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Early in the last century Coxe described this as one of the finest 

 apples in New Jersey in autumn and early winter (i). In 1826 

 Buel characterized it as "tender, juicy and high flavored; among 

 the best fruit for table " (3). A. J. Downing called it *' one of the 

 most delicious and tender apples " (8). Thomas remarks that it is 

 too small to become popular (9). 



The fruit is below medium size, light yellow, marbled with thin 

 russet. Flesh yellowish, very tender, with a mild, rich, spicy, 

 slightly subacid flavor. It is still grown to a limited extent in some 

 portions of the state, particularly in the Hudson and Champlain 

 valleys. It may be recommended for the home orchard, but it has 

 not been found profitable as a commercial sort. Some have found 

 that it succeeds best on sandy or gravelly soil. Some nurserymen 

 have reported that when grown on clay soil the bark of the trees 

 is apt to split at the collar, and for this reason they prefer not to 

 grow the trees in the nursery on their own trunks. 



Historical. Originated in Burlington county, New Jersey, more than a 

 century ago (i). It has been favorably known in the West and the South (19) 

 and as far north as Ontario and Quebec (31). In New England and the West 

 it has been known as Golden Russet (5, 6, 8). To distinguish it from the 

 English Golden Russet, Downing called it American Golden Russet (8). There 

 are so many Golden Russets we prefer to follow the Catalogue of the Ameri- 

 can Pomological Society (12) and Hovey (10) and retain Coxe's name 

 Bullock, believing this will be less liable to lead to confusion. 



TREE. 



Tree not large but a fairly strong grower. Form upright or roundish. 

 Twigs short to medium, moderately stout, rather blunt at tip, nearly straight ; 

 internodes medium. Bark dull brownish-red or olive-green with a grayish 

 hue due to the rather heavy scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels only 

 moderately numerous, inconspicuous, raised, below medium, elongated. Buds 

 small to medium, moderately projecting, acute, sparingly pubescent, free. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit below medium. Form roundish conic to ovate, pretty regular in out- 

 line, uniform. Stem long, slender. Cavity acuminate to acute, moderately 

 deep to deep, rather narrow, funnel-shape or compressed. Calyx rather small, 

 closed. Basin small, often oblique, rather shallow, narrow, wrinkled, not 

 ridged. 



Skin attractive, pale yellow or greenish-yellow, more or less overspread and 

 splashed with thin russet. Dots numerous, small, obscure, russet. General 

 appearance attractive. 



Core medium to rather large, axile, slightly open; core lines nearly meeting. 

 Carpels roundish. Seeds rather large, plump. 



