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Cavity acute, varying from slightly obtuse to slightly acuminate, medium in 

 depth or sometimes deep, rather broad, somewhat furrowed, frequently com- 

 pressed, sometimes faintly russeted. Calyx below medium to above, closed 

 or slightly open ; lobes rather short and wide, inclined to acute. Basin usually 

 below medium in size, often oblique, medium in depth to rather deep, rather 

 narrow to medium in width, abrupt, irregular, deeply furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin smooth, moderately thick, tough, grass-green becoming yellowish with 

 part of the exposed cheek shaded with red and striped with carmine, mottled 

 and streaked with scarf-skin. Dots small, often submerged, whitish or some- 

 times with russet point, numerous toward the basin, larger and more scattering 

 toward the cavity. 



Calyx tube rather short, moderately wide, cone-shape or approaching funnel- 

 shape. Stamens median to basal. 



Core large to very large, abaxile ; cells usually symmetrical, open or some- 

 times closed; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels elongated or 

 broadly roundish, obtusely emarginate, often tufted. Seeds numerous, medium 

 or above, moderately narrow to rather wide, obtuse to acute, rather dark. 



Flesh tinged with yellow or green, firm, moderately fine, crisp, tender, very 

 juicy, briskly subacid or sour; suitable for culinary uses but has too much 

 acidity for a good dessert apple. 



PRYOR. 



REFERENCES, i. Kenrick, 1832:59. 2. Mag. Hort., 10:207. 1844. 3. Byram, 

 Horticulturist, 2:18. 1847. 4. Rice, Ib., 4:289. 1849. 5. Phoenix, Ib., 4:471. 

 1849. 6. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:67. 1851. 7. Horticulturist, 6:181. 

 1851. 8. Mag. Hort., 19:242. 1853. 9. Elliott, 1854:99. fig. 10. Downing, 

 1857:96. ii. Hooper, 1857:72. 12. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1860. 13. Downing, 

 Horticulturist, 16:42. 1861. 14. Mag. Hort., 30:162. 1864. 15. Warder, 1867: 

 627. fig. 16. Fitz, 1872:143, 149, 172. 17. Leroy, 1873:780. fig. 18. Barry, 

 1883:352. 19. Bailey, An. .Hort., 1892:247. 20. Clayton, Ala. Sta. Bui, 47:8. 

 1893. 21. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:52. 1903. 22. Bruner, 

 N. C. Sta. Bui, 182:21. 1903. 23. Budd-Hansen, 1903:155. fig. 24. Ragan, 

 U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:244. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. Bersford (24). Big Hill (9, 10, 17, 24). Bonford (24). Con- 

 ford (24). Pitser Hill (9, 10, 17, 24). PRIOR'S RED (10). Prior's Red (3, 

 9, 24). Prior's Late Red (24). Pryor's Pear main (24). PRYOR' s RED (i, 2, 

 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, n, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19). PRYOR RED (23). Pryor Red 

 (17, 24). Red Russet (of some 24). ROUGE DE PRYOR (17). 



A southern apple of good size and rich subacid flavor; in season from 

 December to February. Although it has long been known in cultivation it is 

 seldom found in New York orchards, which is evidence that it is not well 

 adapted to this region (13). 



Historical This is said to have originated in Virginia (4, 12). Hooper 

 remarks that " it varies much in its appearance, being sometimes green 

 russeted, then sometimes dull orange-russet with a trace of red, and again 

 deeply red or striped, and sometimes almost black with depth of color" (n). 

 Warder (15) remarks "it is singularly affected by change of soil and climate; 

 thus, on the Ohio River, it is seen quite flat and regular, with a dull green 



