338 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



A late-keeping southern apple (i, 2, 3, 6). As fruited at this 

 Station it is only moderately attractive in general appearance, 

 medium in size, yellow, shaded and striped with red, mildly subacid, 

 good in flavor and quality. Usually a considerable portion of the 

 crop may be held in good condition in cellar storage till early 

 summer (3, 5). The tree is a good grower, comes into bearing 

 young, is a reliable cropper and productive. Not recommended for 

 planting in New York. 



Historical. Received from Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale, Illinois, in 

 1889, for testing here (i). It has been propagated by some southern nursery- 

 men (2, 6). It is practically unknown among New York fruit growers. 



TREE. 



Tree rather vigorous. Form roundish or somewhat spreading, rather dense. 

 Twigs moderately long, slender, straight or slightly curved ; internodes medium 

 to long. Bark rather clear brownish-red mingled with olive-green, slightly 

 streaked with grayish scarf-skin ; somewhat pubescent. Lenticels moderately 

 numerous, conspicuous, medium to large, elongated, raised. Buds below 

 medium to large, rather prominent, plump, acute, free or nearly so, somewhat 

 pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium in size. Form slightly oblate to roundish or roundish conic, 

 somewhat ribbed ; pretty uniform in size and shape. Stem medium to long. 

 Cavity acute to acuminate, rather narrow to moderately wide, moderately 

 shallow to deep, usually partly russeted. Calyx small, closed or slightly open. 

 Basin very shallow, rather narrow, wrinkled. 



Skin smooth, clear light yellow, largely washed with faint red splashed and 

 striped with carmine, in highly colored specimens becoming deep red on the 

 exposed cheek ; streaks of whitish scarf-skin are conspicuous over the base. 

 Dots whitish or pale russet, especially numerous toward the basin. 



Calyx tube long, funnel-form. Stamens basal or nearly so. 



Core medium, axile or nearly so; cells closed or partly open; core lines 

 clasping the funnel cylinder. Seeds large to very large, long, rather flat, 

 acute, dark, often tufted. Carpels broadly roundish inclined to roundish 

 cordate. 



Flesh yellowish, sometimes tinged with red, firm, crisp, moderately juicy, 

 breaking, mild subacid eventually becoming nearly sweet, good in quality and 

 flavor. 



Season at Geneva, January to May or June. 



TITUS PIPPIN. 



REFERENCES, i. Manning, Mag. Hort., 7:50. 1841. 2. Downing, 1857:224. 

 3. Hooper, 1857-93. 4- Warder, 1867:734. 5. Downing, 1869:383. 6. Thomas, 

 1875:514. 7. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:58. 1903. 8. Ragan, 

 U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 56:311- 1905. 



