122 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Island Greening and certain other standard commercial sorts. The 

 fruit develops good color and quality in most of the apple-growing- 

 regions of the State but it does particularly well in favorable locali- 

 ties in Schoharie and Greene counties and along Lake Champlain. 



Historical. Originated at Esopus, Ulster county. We find no authentic 

 account of the date of its origin but it is scattered throughout the State in 

 the oldest orchards and was well known in cultivation in this and adjoining 

 states more than a century ago. It is known in cultivation in Europe, and is 

 one of the recognized commercial varieties in certain apple-growing districts 

 of the Rocky Mountain region, Washington and Oregon. 



TREE. 



Tree in the nursery makes a rather slow root development, and in the 

 orchard is a moderately slow grower; the lateral branches are rather slender 

 and eventually somewhat drooping. Form rather open and spreading, moder- 

 ately upright. Tzvigs rather long and slender. Bark dark, rather clear, red- 

 dish-brown, and dark green, finely mottled with thin gray scarf-skin; but 

 slightly pubescent if at all. Lenticels medium size or below, numerous, irreg- 

 ular, elongated, conspicuous. Buds medium size, appressed, obtuse, pubescent. 

 Leaves inclined to be narrow ; foliage not dense. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit below medium to large"; pretty uniform in size and shape. Form 

 rather broad and flat at the base, varying from oblong rounding towards the 

 cavity to roundish ovate or to roundish inclined to conic; somewhat irregular 

 and obscurely ribbed. Stem medium. Cavity acute or somewhat acuminate, 

 deep, wide, red or yellow or with outspreading rays of thin yellowish-russet. 

 Calyx' medium to small, closed or somewhat open. Basin not large, often 

 oblique at brim, abrupt, moderately narrow, shallow to medium in depth, some- 

 times compressed, usually furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin tough, sometimes waxy, slightly roughened by the russet dots, deep 

 rich yellow often almost completely covered with bright red inconspicuously 

 striped with darker red, in the sun deepening to a very dark, almost purplish 

 blush, marked with pale yellow and russet dots which are small and numerous 

 toward the basin, but are apt to be larger and much elongated toward the 

 cavity. 



Calyx tube not very large, often elongated, cone-shape. Stamens below 

 medium to above. 



Core medium to rather large, abaxile ; cells often unsymmetrical and open 

 but sometimes closed ; core lines slightly clasping. Carpels large, roundish 

 ovate, mucronate, tufted. Seeds large, long, wide, acute, dark shaded with 

 light brown. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, moderately fine, crisp, rather tender, juicy, 

 aromatic, sprightly subacid, very good to best. 



Season November to February or later. In cold storage may be held till 

 June. 



