8 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



areolar and not elongated in the region of the cavity as they often 

 are on the Baldwin. It does not keep so well as the Hubbardston. 

 In Western New York its season may extend from October to 

 February, but when grown farther north is later (6, 7). In some 

 parts of Northern New York it is being grafted over to other 

 sorts. Waugh (6) states that this is also being done in the Isle 

 La Motte region of Vermont, nevertheless he believes it will be 

 grown there in moderate quantities for years to come. 



Historical. The Arctic was introduced by Mr. O. K. Gerrish, now of Lake- 

 ville, Mass. He states that it originated as a chance seedling in a garden 

 near Cape Vincent, N. Y., about 1862. About 1887 he bought the tree 

 from Mr. John H. Esseltyne on whose farm it was growing. After taking 

 propagating wood from it, he destroyed the tree to prevent theft of scions. 



TREE. 



Tree a moderate grower with long, moderately stout branches. Form 

 spreading and open somewhat like Tompkins King. Twigs short, stocky; 

 internodes medium length ; slightly pubescent near tips. Bark dark reddish- 

 brown, streaked and mottled with thin scarf-skin. Lenticels scattering, con- 

 spicuous, medium to large, roundish to somewhat elongated, raised. Buds 

 medium to large, broad, obtuse, flat, free, pubescent. Leaves large, dark 

 green, broad and rather thick. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to large. Form oblate, sometimes roundish conic, often 

 faintly ribbed; pretty uniform in size and shape. Stem short and rather 

 thick to medium. Cavity moderately shallow to rather deep, broad, usually 

 symmetrical or slightly furrowed, and having outspreading rays of red or 

 green russet. Calyx medium to rather large ; segments broad, obtuse, closed 

 or partly open. Basin abrupt, medium to wide and deep, often compressed 

 or slightly furrowed and corrugated. 



Skin nearly smooth, slightly roughened by the light russet or whitish 

 dots ; deep yellow or greenish-yellow, often almost wholly covered with a 

 bright red obscuring the stripes of deeper red. 



Calyx tube short, conical varying to funnel-form. Stamens median. 



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

 clasping the cylinder of the tube. Carpels broadly roundish to nearly obcor- 

 date, emarginate, slightly tufted. Seeds often abortive; when normally 

 developed they are medium to rather large, flat, obtuse, sometimes slightly 

 tufted, dark. 



Flesh somewhat tinged with yellow, firm, moderately coarse, crisp, juicy, 

 mild subacid, good in quality. 



Uses. Adapted rather for market and culinary uses than for dessert. 



Season October to February or later. 



