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rather conspicuous, medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium to large, 

 plump, obtuse, free, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit usually medium but varies according to the abundance of the crop 

 from below medium to rather large; quite uniform in size and shape. Form 

 nearly globular varying to somewhat oblate or slightly inclined to ovate, 

 quite regular. Stem above medium to rather short, slender. Cavity slightly 

 acuminate, medium to shallow, medium in width, smooth, symmetrical. 

 Calyx small, closed; lobes medium in length, narrow, acute. Basin very 

 shallow, moderately narrow to rather broad, obtuse, smooth or slightly 

 wrinkled, symmetrical. 



Skin moderately thick, rather tough, waxen yellowish-white or greenish, 

 Occasionally blushed. Dots medium size to very small, pale or brown, numer- 

 ous, depressed. 



Calyx tube short, narrow, funnel-shape. Stamens marginal to median. 



Core medium to small, abaxile ; cells open ; core lines meeting or slightly 

 clasping. Carpels round, emarginate. Seeds medium or above, acute or 

 inclined to obtuse, light brown. 



Flesh white, quite firm, rather fine, tender, juicy, subacid, good. 



Season very late August into or through October. 



PATTEN. 



REFERENCES, i. Watrous, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1889:124. 2. Patten, C. G., 

 Descriptive Circular, 1891. 3. Taylor, Me. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1892 :6o. 4. Me. 

 Sta. Rpt., 1892:90. 5. Macoun, Can. Hort., 22:396. 1899. 6. Am. Pom. 

 Soc. Cat., 1899:19. 7. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1901:98. 8. Munson, 

 Me. Sta. An. Rpt., 18:84. 1902. 9. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui, 76:81. 1902. 

 fig. 10. Budd-Hansen, 1903:145. fig. n. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 

 56 :226. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. Duchess No. 3 (2, 9, 10). PATTEN (n). Patten's Duchess 

 No. 3 (n). PATTEN GREENING (i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). Patten Greening 

 (n). PATTEN Greening (10). 



A seedling of Oldenburg which, on account of its hardiness, pro- 

 ductiveness and the uniformly large size of its fruit is valuable in 

 the northern portions of the apple-growing regions of the country 

 (i, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10). It is grown as far north as the Red River valley 

 of Minnesota and North Dakota and in other regions where the 

 winters are correspondingly severe. It is attractive in color for a 

 green apple, has a sprightly subacid flavor and good texture and is 

 very good in quality for culinary use. The tree is a somewhat 

 stronger grower than Oldenburg, with limbs strongly shouldered 

 (2, 9, 10). As grown at this Station it comes into bearing mod- 

 erately young and is an annual cropper, yielding moderate to full 

 crops. It is worthy of trial in the colder regions of the state. 



