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to thick, sometimes inserted under a lip. Cavity medium in size, acute to 

 slightly acuminate, deep, rather broad or somewhat compressed, often slightly 

 furrowed, sometimes partly russeted. Calyx small to medium, closed or partly 

 open ; lobes moderately narrow, acute to acuminate. Basin small to medium, 

 often oblique, very shallow and obtuse to moderately shallow and somewhat 

 abrupt, narrow to moderately wide, somewhat furrowed, wrinkled. 



Skin rather thick, tough, smooth about the cavity but somewhat roughened 

 toward the basin with russet dots and fine capillary russet lines, yellow or 

 greenish largely overspread with orange-red, in well colored specimens becom- 

 ing rather dull deep red, mottled and narrowly striped with purplish-carmine, 

 often faintly marked with grayish scarf-skin toward the cavity and covered 

 with a thin bloom which gives the fruit a dull appearance. Dots scattering, 

 conspicuous, large, areolar, pale gray or russet toward the cavity but numer- 

 ous and smaller about the basin. Prevailing effect red and yellow. 



Calyx tube urn-shape. Stamens median to marginal. 



Core small to medium, abaxile; cells not uniform in size, usually sym- 

 metrical, closed or partly open ; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish 

 or sometimes inclined to ovate, usually smooth. Seeds small to nearly medium, 

 obtuse to somewhat acute, plump, sometimes slightly tufted, light and dark 

 brown. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, a little coarse, not very crisp, rather tender, 

 moderately juicy, somewhat aromatic, mild subacid becoming nearly sweet, 

 fair to good in quality. 



Season January to May. 



SALISBURY. 



REFERENCES, i. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. F., 3:51, 78. 1851. fig. 2. (?)Ragan, 

 U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:273. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. (Salisbury Pippin, 2) ? Salisbury Pippin, locally. SALISBURY 

 WINTER (i). 



A roundish yellow apple of excellent quality. So far as we have been able 

 to learn it is known only in the vicinity of Cortland where it is grown to a 

 limited extent. We have not seen the fruit. Mr. Nathan Salisbury, after 

 whose father this variety was named (i), reports 1 that the fruit resembles 

 Swaar in shape but is a little larger, ripens slowly and has very brittle flesh 

 which is slightly acid. According to Emmons' description the fruit is yellow 

 with a faint shade of orange ; stem short, slender and peculiarly inserted in 

 a very shallow depression; flesh tender, juicy, subacid, very pleasant, equal 

 to Swaar. 



Historical. The origin of this variety is unknown. It was grafted into 

 a nursery on the old Salisbury farm in Cortland, N. Y., some years prior to 

 1850. It is known in Cortland by the name Salisbury Pippin. We have not 

 had opportunity to determine whether it is identical with the Salisbury or 

 Salisbury Pippin catalogued by Lyon (2). 



SALOME. 



REFERENCES, i. Hatheway, ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1878:133. 2. Ib., 1879:195. 

 3. Downing, 1881:103 app. fig. 4. Thomas, 1885:523. 5. Budd, Am. Pom. 

 better, F. E. Brogden, 1905. 



