THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 309 



This is a bright-colored apple of the Ben Davis type. As grown at this 

 Station it appears to be less valuable than Ben Davis being decidedly inferior 

 to that variety in size and no better in quality. It is in season about with 

 Ben Davis. 



Historical. This variety has been propagated by some nurserymen in 

 Texas. In 1892 it was received for testing here from T. V. Munsom, Denison, 

 Texas. So far as we know it has not been disseminated among New York 

 fruit growers. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous ; branches long, slender, curved. Form upright 

 spreading varying to roundish, open. Tzvigs short, straight, slender, with 

 large terminal buds ; internodes short to below medium. Bark clear reddish- 

 brown, lightly streaked with scarf-skin, slightly pubescent. Lenticels scatter- 

 ing, small to very small, round or elongated, not raised. Buds deeply set in 

 bark, small, broad, obtuse, appressed, slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to rather small. Form roundish inclined to conic, some- 

 times oblate, usually symmetrical. Stem medium to rather long and slender. 

 Cavity rather large, obtuse to acute, deep, wide, usually symmetrical, some- 

 times indistinctly furrowed, the lower part often russeted but the russet 

 seldom extending beyond the cavity. Calyx small to medium, somewhat open 

 or sometimes closed. Basin small to medium, abrupt, moderately shallow to 

 moderately deep, rather narrow to moderately wide, usually smooth and 

 symmetrical. 



Skin thick, tough, smooth, waxy, glossy, yellow blushed and mottled with 

 bright deep red, marked rather indistinctly with narrow stripes and splashes 

 of purplish-carmine and overspread with a thin bloom which gives it a slightly 

 dull appearance but when polished the fruit has a bright red color. Dots 

 inconspicuous, small, pale, sometimes brown. Prevailing effect deep red. 



Calyx tube large, deep, urn-shape varying to elongated cone-shape or funnel- 

 form. Stamens median to marginal. 



Core distant, medium or above, abaxile, with hollow cylinder in the axis ; 

 cells symmetrical, closed; core lines decidedly clasping. Carpels broadly 

 roundish or approaching roundish obcordate, somewhat emarginate, usually 

 smooth. Seeds somewhat variable, usually large, long, wide, obtuse, some- 

 what tufted, rather dark brown. 



Flesh whitish or tinged with green, firm, not tender, crisp, moderately fine, 

 juicy, sprightly, mild subacid, fair to good. 



Season December to May. 



SKANK. 



Fruit uniform, of good size and attractive in color when highly colored ; but 

 usually it is not highly colored and on this account would not rank as a first- 

 class commercial variety. When well grown it is one of the best dessert 

 apples of its season and it should not be allowed to pass out of cultivation. 

 It is in season from October to February or later. The tree is hardy, healthy, 

 long-lived and a reliable cropper, yielding heavy crops in alternate years. 



