316 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



sides sometimes unequal. Stem short to medium, moderately slender, usually 

 not exserted. Cavity rather large, acute or approaching acuminate, moder- 

 ately deep to very deep, wide, symmetrical, usually slightly furrowed or com- 

 pressed, occasionally lipped, often russeted and with outspreading russet rays. 

 Calyx small to above medium, partly open or closed; lobes often somewhat 

 separated at the base, narrow, acuminate to acute. Basin below medium to 

 rather large, often oblique, varying from rather shallow, narrow, symmetrical 

 and somewhat obtuse to deep, rather wide, somewhat furrowed and distinctly 

 abrupt, pubescent. 



Skin thin, tough, smooth or slightly roughened by russet dots, somewhat 

 glossy, greenish becoming pale yellow shaded with red. Highly colored speci- 

 mens are almost completely covered with moderately dark, rather dull red, 

 sparingly and rather indistinctly splashed and striped with dark carmine but 

 usually the predominant color is yellow. Dots pale or russet, numerous and 

 small near the basin, becoming larger, scattering, more conspicuous and 

 irregular toward the cavity. 



Calyx tube rather large, long, urn-shape varying to cone-shape or some- 

 times funnel-form. Stamens below median. 



Core medium or below, somewhat abaxile ; cells not uniformly developed, 

 symmetrical, open or closed ; core lines somewhat clasping. Carpels much 

 concave, roundish to elliptical, emarginate. Seeds moderately light brown, 

 medium or below, rather short, wide, plump, acute to somewhat obtuse. 



Flesh slightly tinged with yellow, firm, a little coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 brisk subacid becoming rather mild and pleasant, aromatic, good to very good. 



STARK. 



REFERENCES, i. Warder, 1867:732. 2. Prairie Farmer, 1868. (cited by 25). 

 3. Downing, 1869:360. 4. Fitz, 1872:170. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1873. 6. 

 Thomas, 1875:512. 7. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1888:327. 8. Clark, Mo. Sta. Bui, 

 6:8. 1889. 9. Wickson, 1889:249. 10. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:298. 

 ii. Bailey, An.' Hort., 1892:250. 12. Can. Hort., 16:112. 1893. 13. Munson, 

 Me. Sta. Rpt., 1893:133. 14. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bui, 43:104. 1896. 15. Rural 

 N. Y., 55:1. 1896. fig. 16. Can. Hort., 20:35. 189?- I 7- Lazenby, Columbus 

 Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1900:139. 18. Can. Hort., 23:126. 1900. 19. Dickens and 

 Greene, Kan. Sta. Bui, 106:55. 1902. 20. Can. Hort., 25:303. 1902. figs. 21. 

 Woolverton, Ont. Fr. Stas. An. Rpt., 9:2. 1902. figs. 22. Budd-Hansen, 1903: 

 179. figs. 23. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:56. 1903. 24. Beach 

 and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:144. 1904. 25. Ragan, U. S. B. P. /. Bui, 

 56:291. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. Robinson (25). STARKE APPLE (4). Yeats (7, 25). 



Stark is regarded as a good variety for the commercial orchard 

 by some New York fruit growers particularly because the tree is 

 thrifty, hardy, healthy, a reliable cropper and very productive and 

 because the fruit is fair, smooth, uniform and keeps well. It is 

 often dull and not attractive sometimes having but very little red 

 color yet under favorable conditions it is nearly covered with red 



