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TOMPKINS KING. 



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 1844. 3. Ellwanger and Barry, Ib., 2:57. 1845. 4. Thomas, Ib., 5:306. 1848. 

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SYNONYMS. Flat Spitsenburg (28). KING (5, 7, 17, 19, 24, 27, 31). King 

 (15, 34). KING APPLE (i, 2, 3, 4, 32, of New York 10, of Western New York 

 8 and 13). King Apple (12). KING OF TOMPKINS COUNTY (12, 14, 15, 16, 

 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 30). King of Tompkins County (17, 27, 28, 33, 35). Toma 

 Red (15). Tommy Red (21). Tompkins County King (19). Tom's Red 

 (21). WINTER KING (6). 



This apple is commonly called King. Less frequently it is called 

 Tompkins County King or King of Tompkins County. Pomolo- 

 gists now accept Tompkins King as the correct name. 



The fruit has a beautiful red color, with enough clearly contrast- 

 ing yellow to make a very attractive appearance. It is symmetrical, 

 uniformly large, and excellent in quality for either dessert or 

 culinary uses. It is well adapted for marketing in fancy packages 

 and is in good demand for both special and general trade, often 

 selling at an advance over standard varieties in both domestic and 

 foreign markets. The principal demand for it comes in late fall 

 and early winter. It does not keep quite as late in storage as 

 Rhode Island Greening, but rather later than Hubbardston. It is 

 in season from October or late September to December and January 

 or later. In common storage its commercial limit is December, or 

 exceptionally January, and in cold storage usually February, but in 

 some cases later. The fruit often begins to show some decay in 

 November and sometimes even in October. Its keeping qualities do 

 not vary so much in different seasons as is the case with many other 

 sorts (35). Some of the fruit is often kept in cellars till spring, 



