THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 17 



yields fair to good crops biennially. It begins to ripen early in 

 August and its season extends into September. 



Historical. Originated in Dedham, Massachusetts, where the original 

 tree was still standing in 1848. It was introduced to notice by Mr. E. M. 

 Richards shortly before 1832 (2). It is highly esteemed throughout the 

 country and is generally listed by nurserymen throughout the middle and 

 northern portions of the apple-growing regions of this continent (24). 



TREE. 



Tree rather large, vigorous. Form erect to somewhat roundish, dense. 

 Twigs moderately long, straight, slender ; internodes medium. Bark olive- 

 green, shaded with light reddish-brown, lightly coated with scarf-skin, 

 pubescent. Lenticels scattering, medium, oblong, slightly raised. Buds 

 deeply set in bark, medium size, plump, obtuse, appressed, slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to rather small. Form roundish inclined to conic, faintly 

 ribbed toward the apex; sides unequal. Stem short to very short, slender. 

 Cavity acute, rather narrow, moderately deep, wavy, greenish-russet. Calyx 

 rather small to above medium, partly open, slightly pubescent. Basin medium 

 in width and depth, abrupt, 'somewhat wrinkled. 



Skin smooth, orange-yellow partly covered with lively red striped with 

 deep carmine. Dots scattering, minute, whitish. 



Stamens basal. 



Core small to medium, axile; cells closed; core lines meeting. Carpels 

 roundish, slightly elongated, emarginate. Seeds few, dark brown, medium 

 in size, plump, obtuse. 



Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, fine-grained, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid, good 

 to very good. 



Season August and early September. 



BETIGHEIMER. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1881:101 app. 2. Thomas, 1885:521. 3. Hos- 

 kins, Rural N. Y., 47:646. 1888. 4. Wickson, 1889:243. 5. Can. Hort., 

 13:239, 301. 1890. fig. 6. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 7. Can. Hort., 16:14. 

 1893. 8. Ib., 17:413- 1894- col., pi. 9. Card, and For., 8:390, 428. 1895. 10. 

 Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1897:12. n. Dickens and Greene, Kan. Sta. Bui, 

 106:54. 1902. 12. Budd-Hansen, 1903:48. fig. 13. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bui., 

 205:43. 1903. 



SYNONYMS. BEITIGHEIMER (6). BIETIGHEIMER (7, 10, 12, 13). RED BEITIG- 

 HEIMER (9). Red Beitigheimer (6). RED BIETIGHEIMER (i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, n). 



Fruit remarkable only for its great size and beauty. It is a 

 good cooking apple but coarse, subacid and not desirable for 

 dessert use. The fruit being extremely large, drops badly before 



