no THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



JERSEY SWEET. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1845:87. 2. N. Y. Agr. Soc. Trans., 1846:190. 

 3. Cole, 1849:110. 4. Thomas, 1849:145. fig. 5. Barry, 1851:284. 6. Em- 

 mons, Nat. Plist. N. Y.. 3:25. 1851. 7. Waring, 1851:26. 8. Elliott, 1854: 

 86. fig. 9. Hooper, 1857:48. 10. lb., 1857:107, in. n. Am. Pom. Soc. 

 Cat., 1862. 12. Horticulturist, 17:104, 150. 1862. 13. Warder, 1867:395. 

 14. Fitz, 1872:153. 15. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:292. 16. Bailey, 

 An. Hort., 1892:242. 17. Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 53:278. 1894. iS. Mich. 

 Sta. Bui., 118:60. 1895. 19. Ib., 143:200. 1897. 20. II)., 205:45. 1903. 

 21. Budd-Hansen, 1903:105. 22. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:126. 

 1904. 



SYNONYMS. American (13). JERSEY SWEET (5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 21). 

 JERSEY SWEETING (i, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 17). 



An early autumn apple of medium size. It does not always 

 color well but under favorable conditions it is highly colored, rich 

 in flavor, tender and excellent in quality for either dessert or cul- 

 inary uses. It is one of the best of the sweet apples of its season 

 for planting for home use in New York but it has proved unsatis- 

 factory as a commercial sort because it ripens at a time when there 

 is little demand for fruit of this kind, is not a good keeper, is apt 

 to be scabby and does not always color well. The tree is hardy, 

 moderately long-lived, comes into bearing young and bears nearly 

 every year, yielding moderate to good or sometimes heavy crops. 

 The fruit comes in season late in August or early in September 

 and ripens in succession during a period of several weeks ; often 

 some portion may be kept till early winter, but its commercial limit 

 in ordinary storage is September or early October (22). 



Historical. Origin unknown. Elliott calls it an American variety (8). 

 It is pretty well known in different parts of New York state, but is now 

 rarely found except in old orchards. It is commonly listed by nurserymen 

 ( 16) but is now seldom or never planted except occasionally for home use. 



TREE. 



Tree rather large, moderately vigorous to vigorous ; branches long, moder- 

 ately stout, filled with spurs. Form upright to roundish, open. Twigs mod- 

 erately long, straight, slender; internodes long. Bark brown, lightly streaked 

 with scarf-skin; pubescent near tips. Lenticels scattering, medium to small, 

 oblong, not raised. Buds medium size, plump, obtuse, appressed, pubescent. 



