3io THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Historical. This is an old variety which, so far as we know, is now grown 

 only in Southern Seneca county. It was brought to our attention by M. C. 

 Brokaw of Interlaken, N. Y., who reports that it was once cultivated in New 

 Jersey under the name Skank. We have been unable to find any mention of 

 it by pomological writers. 



TREE. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous. Form spreading. Twigs medium in 

 length, spreading, medium in thickness. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large or above medium, uniform in size and shape.. Form roundish 

 conic to roundish, regular, pretty symmetrical. Stem medium in length, mod- 

 erately thick to rather slender. Cavity acute to acuminate, deep, broad, some- 

 times compressed, thinly russeted, the russet not extending beyond the cavity. 

 Calyx medium or below, closed or slightly open ; lobes short to rather long, 

 acute. Basin rather small, moderately shallow to rather deep, medium in 

 width to narrow, somewhat abrupt, slightly wrinkled. 



Skin rather thin and tender, smooth, bright pale yellow partially over- 

 spread and mottled with attractive red, distinctly splashed and often broadly 

 striped with bright carmine. Well-colored specimens are nearly covered with 

 red. Dots scattering, medium to above, russet or areolar with russet center. 



Calyx tube medium to rather large, funnel-form to cone-shape. Stamens 

 median to marginal. 



Core small, sessile or nearly so, abaxile ; cells pretty symmetrical, usually 

 open or partly open; core lines usually somewhat clasping. Carpels much 

 concave, broadly roundish to slightly elliptical, emarginate. Seeds numerous, 

 medium or below, rather narrow, quite plump, irregular, moderately acute to 

 acuminate, rather dark brown. 



Flesh yellowish, sometimes with faint reddish tinge, rather firm, fine-grained, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, agreeably aromatic, good to very good for 

 dessert 



SLEIGHT. 



REFERENCES, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1867. (cited by 3). 2. Downing, 

 1869:353. 3- Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:285. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. SLEIGHT'S LADY APPLE (2). Sleight's Lady Apple (3). 

 SLIGHT'S LADY APPLE (i). Slight's Lady Apple (3). 



An apple of the Lady type which originated with Edgar Sleight, Dutchess 

 county, N. Y. Downing describes it as an almost perfect facsimile of Lady 

 except that it is nearly twice as large and ripens a little earlier. 



We have not seen this variety and have received no report of its being 

 grown outside of the locality of its origin. 



SMITH CIDER. 



REFERENCES, i. Coxe, 1817:131. fig. 2. Thacher, 1822:123. 3. Elliott, 

 1854:157. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1856. 5. Downing, 1857:189. 6. Hooper, 

 1857:84. 7. Horticulturist, 15:184. 1860. 8. Mag. Hort., 26:102. 1860. 9. 

 Hovey, Ib., 29:262. 1863. fig. 10. Warder, 1867:614. fig. n. Downing, 1869: 

 354- fig- 12. Fitz, 1872:143, 153. 13. Leroy, 1873:579. fig. 14. Thomas, 1875: 



