324 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Calyx tube rather small, rather short, cone-shape, sometimes approaching 

 funnel-form. 



Core rather small to above medium, abaxile ; cells open ; core lines meeting 

 or slightly clasping. Carpels broadly elliptical. Seeds below medium to 

 medium, plump, rather obtuse, moderately dark brown. 



Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, firm, moderately fine, rather crisp, tender, 

 very juicy, agreeably mild subacid, rich, aromatic, very good for dessert. 



Season December to May or June. 



SUTTON. 



REFERENCES, i. Cole, 1849:130. 2. Hovey, Mag. Hort., 15:249. 1849. fig. 

 3. Elliott, 1854:85. 4. Downing, 1857:190. 5. Warder, 1867:616. fig. 6. 

 Thomas, 1875:513. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1877:14. 8. Mich. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 

 1880:50, 184, 207. 9. Barry, 1883:355. 10. Can. Hort., 11:8. 1888. n. Lyon, 

 Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:294. 12. Can. Hort., 14:36, 274. 1891. 13. Bailey, 

 An. Hort., 1892:250. 14. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1893:133. 15. Rural N. Y., 

 55:115, 181. 1896. 16. Lyon, Mich. Sta. Bui., 143:200. 1897. 17. Rural N. Y., 

 57:178, 239, 244. 1898. 18. Woodward, Ib., 58:264. 1899. 19. Beach, W. N. 

 Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1899:90. 20. Van Deman, Rural N. Y., 60:54, 7&9. 1901. 

 21. Can. Hort., 24:121. 1901. 22. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:309. 1901. 

 23. Budd-Hansen, 1903:184. 24. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48: 

 57. 1903. 25. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bui, 205:45. 1903. 26. Beach and Clark, 

 N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:145. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. Beauty (4). Hubbardston Nonsuch (3) but incorrectly. 

 MORRIS RED (8, n, 25). MORRIS Red (16). Morris Red (19). Steele's 

 Red (8, erroneously n). Steele's Red Winter (8, of Ohio 19). SUTTON 

 BEAUTY (i, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21). Sutton Beauty 

 (3, 14, 22, 23, 24, 26). 



Sutton is supposed by some to be a seedling 1 of Hubbardston 

 (22, 23). The tree certainly resembles Hubbardston somewhat but 

 is much more vigorous and healthy. In color, texture, quality and 

 season the fruit is intermediate between Hubbardston and Baldwin. 

 Its uniform size, symmetrical shape, beautiful color and pleasant 

 quality unite to make the Sutton an excellent dessert apple, but being 

 mild in flavor it is less desirable for culinary use. It sells well in 

 the general market but it appears especially suitable for fancy market 

 and fruit-stand trade. It does not keep quite so long as Baldwin, 

 hardly averages as large and because it is more tender requires more 

 careful handling. Although in some regions its fruit seems to be 

 somewhat more subject to scab than that of the Baldwin, yet in 

 many localities it has gained a reputation of being remarkably 

 healthy in foliage and fruit. The fruit hangs well to the tree. In 

 favorable locations the tree has vigorous dark green foliage, is 



