THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 105 



November to March. So far as tested in cold storage, the commer- 

 cial limit for barrel stock appears to be March first, but the fruit 

 has kept free from scald and rot till May (i). It is not good 

 enough in quality to be recommended for home use, but it may 

 possibly be of value as a commercial variety. 



Historical. Originated in Pennsylvania as a chance seedling. Received 

 here in 1892 for testing from J. S. Ford, Pittsford, N. Y., by whom it is being 

 introduced. The form of the fruit and the character of the core indicate that 

 this variety may be a seedling of the Yellow Bellflower. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous ; branchlets willowy, long, slender, drooping. 

 Form dense, upright spreading. Twigs long, nearly straight, moderately stout, 

 with large terminal buds; internodes long to below medium. Bark clear 

 brownish-red, lightly streaked with scarf-skin ; pubescent. Lenticels numer- 

 ous, generally medium in size, roundish or oval, raised, conspicuous. Buds 

 small to medium, projecting, obtuse to somewhat acute, appressed, quite pubes- 

 cent, deeply set in bark. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large to very large ; pretty uniform in size, somewhat variable in 

 shape. Form roundish conic varying to oblong conic, ribbed ; axis sometimes 

 oblique. Stem short. Cavity obtuse to acute or sometimes slightly acuminate, 

 shallow to moderately deep, usually smooth, often prominently lipped. Calyx 

 small to above medium, closed or partly open, often leafy ; lobes sometimes 

 separated at the base. Basin shallow to moderately deep, usually rather narrow, 

 distinctly furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin thick, tough, smooth or slightly rough, waxen yellow, mottled and 

 blushed with red and with irregular dashes of carmine, in highly colored 

 specimens being almost completely covered with an attractive deep red. It 

 is covered with a whitish bloom which gives the fruit a somewhat dull appear- 

 ance. Dots conspicuous, mingled small and large, whitish, many areolar with 

 russet point; numerous toward the eye. 



Calyx tube variable in size, urn-shape to conic. Stamens median or below. 



Core abaxile ; cells symmetrical, wide open, very large ; core lines nearly 

 meeting. Seeds numerous, medium to small, rather dark brown, plump, 

 obtuse, somewhat irregular. Carpels much tufted, emarginate, mucronate, 

 elongated and rather broadly ovate. 



Flesh whitish, somewhat tinged with yellow, rather firm, coarse, somewhat 

 crisp, tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid, slightly aromatic, not high 

 in quality, fair to possibly good. 



Season November to March or later (i, 2). 



DEMOCRAT. 



REFERENCES, i. Warder, 1867:505. 2. Downing, 1872:143, 144. fig. 3. 

 Thomas, 1885:508. 

 SYNONYM. Varick (2). 



