340 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Skin rather tender, smooth, waxy, yellow, often clouded with green, some- 

 times with orange blush, rarely with distinct red lines or dots. Dots numer- 

 ous, small, russet or submerged. Prevailing effect attractive clear yellow. 



Calyx tube large, wide above, deep, cone-shape with fleshy pistil point pro- 

 jecting into the base. Stamens median or below. 



Core large, abaxile; cells usually symmetrical, wide open, sometimes partly 

 closed ; core lines partly clasping or meeting. Carpels elongated ovate, emar- 

 ginate, tufted. Seeds irregular, often imperfectly developed, medium to rather 

 large, long, moderately acute. 



Flesh white tinged with yellow, firm, a little coarse, rather crisp, moderately 

 tender, juicy, subacid with pleasant aroma, good to very good. 



TOBIAS. 



REFERENCES, i. Goff, .V. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 7:90. 1888. 2. Macomber, Amer. 

 Card., 11:140. 1890. 3. Beach and Clark, .Y. Y. Sta. Bui., 248:146. 1904. 

 SYNONYM. TOBIAS APPLE (i, 2). 



As fruited at this Station this is a yellow apple of fairly attractive appear- 

 ance averaging hardly medium size. It is fair to good in quality. It is in 

 its prime in midwinter but its season extends from November to April. The 

 tree is hardy, comes into bearing rather young and is a reliable cropper, yield- 

 ing from moderate to good crops biennially or almost annually. It does not 

 excel standard varieties for any purpose and is not worthy of the attention 

 of fruit growers except perhaps in Northern New York where it may be 

 desirable on account of its superior hardiness. 



Historical. Originated with Mr. James Tobias in Grand Isle county, Vt. 

 (2). So far as we know it is practically unknown outside of the Lake Cham- 

 plain district. It was received for testing at this Station in 1888 from J. T. 

 Macomber, Grand Isle, Vt. 



TREE. 



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

 Twigs long to medium, irregularly curved, stout; internodes medium to long. 

 Bark dull brown tinged with red, heavily streaked with scarf-skin ; slightly 

 pubescent. Lenticels scattering, medium to large, roundish to oblong, slightly 

 raised. Buds deeply set in bark, medium size, broad, flat, obtuse, appressed, 

 pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit below medium to sometimes rather large. Form oblate, varying to 

 roundish, often a little inclined to conic, regular to broadly- angular, some- 

 times distinctly furrowed from basin to cavity. Stem medium to rather long, 

 slender to moderately stout, pubescent, often obliquely set. Cavity small to 

 medium, varying from slightly acuminate to a little obtuse, deep, moderately 

 narrow to rather broad, somewhat furrowed, sometimes thinly russeted and 

 with outspreading russet rays. Calyx medium to rather large, usually partly 

 open ; lobes long, acute. Basin small to medium, shallow and obtuse to mod- 

 erately deep and somewhat abrupt, narrow to medium in width. 



Skin moderately tender, smooth or roughened with russet dots and flecks, 

 yellow, occasionally with slight blush. Dots distinct, numerous, medium to 

 small, russet-gray or whitish, often submerged. 



