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KARABOVKA (5). Karabovka (3, 4). KARABOWKA (i). Karabowka (2, 

 4). No. 21 M (3, 4)- No. 205 (2, 3, 4, 5). Shro. to la. No. 21 (5). 



A Russian variety received from Elhvanger and Barry, Rochester, N. Y., 

 in 1884 for testing at this Station. As grown here the tree does not Tome 

 into bearing very early but when mature yields full crops biennially. The 

 fruit is medium to rather small, not specially attractive in appearance, fair 

 to possibly good in quality being inferior to standard sorts of its season 

 Season late August and September. It does not agree with the description 

 of Karabovka given by Budd (2). 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous with moderately long, stout, . curved branches. 

 Form rather open, flat, spreading. Tivigs long, curved, stout, with large 

 terminal buds ; internodes medium. Bark dark brown, heavily streaked with 

 scarf-skin; slightly pubescent near tips. Lenticels quite numerous, small to 

 medium, round, slightly raised. Buds large, prominent, plump, obtuse, free, 

 slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit small to medium, uniform. Form oblate, regular, symmetrical. 

 Stem medium in length, moderately thick to rather slender. Cavity acute 

 to nearly acuminate, moderately deep to deep, narrow to medium in width, 

 occasionally lipped, usually russeted. Calyx large, open or nearly closed ; 

 lobes short, rather broad, acute. Basin medium in depth, wide, furrowed or 

 wrinkled and with mammiform protuberances. 



Skin thin, tender, smooth, rather dull pale greenish-yellow, with scatter- 

 ing narrow stripes of dull dark red, or when highly colored it is largely 

 striped, splashed and shaded with red, and overspread with pinkish bloom. 

 Dots rather numerous, small, light, obscure, submerged. 



Calyx tube large, medium in length, rather wide, broadly conical to funnel- 

 shape. Stamens median to marginal. 



Core medium size, axile; cells closed; core lines clasping. Carpels ellip- 

 tical, emarginate. Seeds very dark dull brown, medium size, wide, rather 

 short, flat, plump, obtuse. 



Flesh nearly white, moderately fine, tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid 

 with peculiar flavor, fair to good in quality. 



Season late August and September. 



KENTISH FILLBASKET. 



REFERENCES. I. Kenrick, 1832:95. 2. Downing, 1845:114. 3. Thomas, 

 1849:168. 4. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:62. 1851. 5. Elliott, 1854:172. 

 6. Hooper, 1857:49. 7. Warder, 1867:723. 8. Hogg, 1884:120. 9. Green, 

 Country Gentleman, 1885:840. 10 Ib., Can. Hort., n :8. 1888. n. Bailey, 

 An. Hort., 1892:242. 12. Woolverton, Ont. Fr. Stas. An. Rpt., 4:3. 1897. 

 figs. 13. Bunyard, Jour. Roy. Hort. Soc., 1898:354. 



SYNONYMS. KENT FILLBASKET (13). KENTISH FILBASKET (3). KENTISH 

 FILLBASKET (i, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, n, 12). Lady de Grey's (2, 5, 8). 



