i88 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Hort., 1892:243. 7. Van Deman, Rural N. Y., 58:382. 1899. 8. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:113. 9. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:173. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. LANSINBURG (i). LANSINGBURGH (2, 3). Lansingburgh (9). 

 Lansingburg Pippin (9). Red Rock. Rock Apple (9). 



A late-keeping apple which is grown to some extent in the Middle West 

 (6). Warder speaks of it as an old variety common in Cincinnati and along 

 the Ohio river. Suitable only for culinary use and for market. Color 

 greenish becoming rich yellow with a striped appearance and blushed with 

 carmine. It is coarse in texture, sweetish in flavor and not good in quality 

 (i, 2, 7). It is sometimes called Rock or Red Rock in New York. 



Historical. An old variety which appears to have been first brought to 

 notice in Ohio (i, 2). It is but little known in New York and is not recom- 

 mended for planting in this state. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous or moderately vigorous. Form upright, " brushy and thorny, 

 looking like a wilding" (2). Twigs medium or below, rather stout, nearly 

 straight; internodes short. Bark dull brownish-red overlaid with thick scarf- 

 skin, giving a grayish-brown effect, slightly pubescent. Lenticels rather 

 numerous but not conspicuous, small to medium, the larger ones roundish. 

 Buds medium, acute, somewhat pubescent, appressed. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium or above. Form roundish oblate sometimes a little inclined 

 to conic, obscurely ribbed, nearly symmetrical, often sides unequal, pretty uni- 

 form in shape. Stem medium to short. Cavity acute, deep, broad, sym- 

 metrical or slightly furrowed, or sometimes compressed, russeted. Calyx 

 medium, open; lobes short, broad, obtuse. Basin shallow to medium in depth, 

 medium to wide, obtuse to somewhat abrupt, furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin thick, very tough, slightly rough, rather dulled with faint bloom, yellow 

 or greenish deeply blushed or mottled with red, striped and splashed with 

 dark carmine. Dots often areolar, green or yellow with gray or russet center, 

 rather conspicuous Prevailing effect red or striped red. 



Calyx tube long, cone-shape or funnel-form with wide limb. 



Core medium to small, closed; core lines somewhat clasping. Carpels 

 round approaching round cordate, emarginate, mucronate, slightly tufted. 

 Seeds rather large, wide, flat, obtuse, slightly tufted. 



Flesh tinged with green or yellow, very firm, rather coarse, breaking, moder- 

 ately tender, rather dry, mild subacid, becoming somewhat sweet, fair to good. 



Season December to May or June. 



LA VICTOIRE. 



REFERENCES, i. Craig, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1896:126. 2. Macoun, Quebec 

 Pom. Soc., 1899:20. 3. Waugh, Vt. Sta. Bui., 83:91. 1900. 4. Macoun, Can. 

 Dept. Agr. Bui, 37:44. 1901: 



SYNONYM. LA VICTORIA SEEDLING (i). 



A handsome apple of the Fameuse group, probably a seedling of the 

 Fameuse, but a better keeper. On account of its season and hardiness it may 



