170 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



but in the orchard it is vigorous, comes into bearing moderately 

 young and is almost an annual bearer often yielding rather heavy 

 crops. It is recommended for the home orchard but not for general 

 commercial planting. 



Historical. Originated by Charles Sumner Jacobs, Medford, Massachusetts, 

 about 1860 (i, 2). It has been but sparingly disseminated in New York state. 



TREE. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous. Form spreading. Twigs short to rather 

 long, rather stout, straight or slightly curved ; internodes medium to short. 

 Bark clear light brownish-red with some olive-green, lightly mottled with 

 scarf-skin ; rather pubescent. Lenticels rather inconspicuous, rather scatter- 

 ing, small, elongated, sometimes raised. Buds lightly attached to the bark 

 or free, medium or below, very prominent, fleshy, broad, obtuse, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to large or very large. Form roundish often inclined 

 to conic, sometimes slightly oblate, pretty symmetrical. Stem medium to 

 short. Cavity rather wide, moderately deep to deep, acute or approaching 

 acuminate, sometimes slightly furrowed or compressed, seldom russeted. 

 Calyx medium, closed or partly open. Basin often abrupt, usually round, 

 medium in width and depth. 



Skin tough, somewhat waxen, rather glossy, clear yellow or greenish, often 

 with a bright blush. Dots obscure, whitish or russet. 



Calyx tube cone-shape or somewhat funnel-form. Stamens median to basal. 



Core rather large, somewhat abaxile ; cells pretty symmetrical, open or partly 

 closed; core lines slightly clasping. Carpels large, roundish to broadly 

 obovate. Seeds numerous, medium, acute. 



Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, moderately firm, moderately coarse, very 

 tender, crisp, juicy, slightly aromatic, very sweet, good. 



Season October to March or April. 



JEWETT RED. 



REFERENCES, i. Hovey, Mag. Hort., 8:250. 1842. 2. Thomas, 1849:149. 



3. Cole, 1849:112. 4. Mag. Hort., 21:569. 1855. fig. 5. Downing, 1857:157. 

 6. Elliott, 1858:140. fig. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1862. 8. Warder, 1867:723. 

 9. Barry, 1883:347. 10. Hoskins, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1886:274. u. Lyon, Mich. 

 Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:292. 12. Munson, Me. Sta. RpL, 1893:133. 13. Waugh, 

 Vt. Sta. Bui., 61:30. 1897. 14. Budd-Hansen, 1903:106. 15. Beach and Clark, 

 N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:126. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. JEWETT'S FINE RED (5, 8, 9, 10, 14). Jewett's Fine Red (2, 



4, 6, 12, 15). JEWETT'S RED (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 15). Nodhead (3, 4, 5, 6, 

 9, 12, 13, 14, 15). 



An early winter apple of medium size and of beautiful dark red 

 color overspread with blue bloom. It is highly esteemed as a dessert 

 fruit in portions of New England, particularly in Maine and New 



