100 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



win to bring it to perfect development, but it may prove profitable 

 in those sections of the state where Ben Davis does well. 



Historical. Originated about 1865 near Fayetteville, Arkansas (i, 4, 6). 

 It has been much planted in the Southwest and is there especially valued on 

 account of the productiveness of the tree and the excellent keeping quality of 

 the fruit. 



TREE. 



Tree large, tall, very vigorous ; branches long, moderately thick, crooked. 

 Form rather upright and dense, eventually becoming more open and out- 

 spreading. Tivigs moderately long, rather slender, pubescent; fruit often 

 borne on the ends of the twigs ; internodes medium to long. Bark very bright 

 dark reddish-brown, somewhat mottled with thin, gray scarf-skin. Lenticels 

 numerous, conspicuous, usually small but sometimes large, roundish or oblong, 

 not raised. Buds medium to large, rather flat, appressed, somewhat acute 

 or tending to obtuse, quite pubescent. Foliage rather dense; leaves medium 

 to large, rather long. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large or above medium. Form globular or a little oblate inclined to 

 conic, pretty symmetrical. Stem above medium to short. Cavity acute, some- 

 times acuminate, medium to rather broad, symmetrical or obscurely furrowed, 

 smooth or with radiating russet rays. Calyx medium to rather small, partly 

 open or sometimes closed; lobes slightly separated at the base, short, obtuse. 

 Basin round, moderately shallow to rather deep, somewhat abrupt to rather 

 obtuse, symmetrical or somewhat furrowed. 



Skin thick, tough, slightly waxy, and partly covered with a faint bloom. 

 Highly colored specimens are bright dark red, sparingly and indistinctly 

 striped with purplish-carmine and occasionally showing contrasting clear 

 yellow ground color. Less highly colored specimens are yellow, more or less 

 washed and striped with red. Dots inconspicuous, small, russet or pale gray. 

 Sometimes a suture line extends from cavity to basin. 



Calyx tube small, varying from long, narrow funnel-shape to short, approach- 

 ing conic. Stamens median or below. 



Core medium to rather small, abaxile; cells symmetrical, closed or some- 

 what open ; core lines clasp the funnel cylinder. Carpels much concave, ellip- 

 tical to obcordate, somewhat tufted and deeply emarginate. Seeds dark, large, 

 rather narrow to moderately wide, long, rather flat, acute. 



Flesh nearly white, very firm, rather coarse, crisp, moderately tender, mod- 

 erately juicy, rather sprightly subacid, slightly aromatic, fair to good. 



Season January to June. 



COOPER MARKET. 



REFE'RENCES. i. Mease, Willichs Dom. Encyc., 1804. (cited by 15). 2. 

 M'Mahon, Amer. Card. Cal., 1806. (cited by 13). 3. Coxe, 1817:137. fig. 4- 

 Horticulturist, 9:291. 1854. col. />/. 5. Downing, 1857:130. 6. Mag. Hort., 

 25:53. 1859. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1862. 8. Warder, 1867:513. 9. Barry, 

 1883:344. 10. Thomas, 1885:232. u. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:290. 

 12. Wickson, 1891:247. 13. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:237. 14. Can. Hort., 16: 

 33- 1893. 15. Ragan, Am. Pom. Sec. Rpt., 1901:49. 16. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. 



