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1896:71. 10. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:304. 1901. n. Munson, Me. 

 Sta. Rpt., 1902:84, 86, 88. 12. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui., 76:88. 1902. fig. 

 13. Budd-Hansen, 1903:154. 



SYNONYMS. No. 351 (3, 4, 12). PLODOWITKA CUADKAJA (i). Plodowitka 

 Cuadkaja (3). PLODOWITKA CAUDKAJA (2). PROLIFIC SWEET (10). Prolific 

 Siveet (i). PROLIFIC SWEETING (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, n, 12, 13). Prolific Sweet- 

 ing (2). 



A Russian variety which in size and color resembles Yellow Transparent 

 but in form is roundish oblate and somewhat irregular. It has proved to 

 be a valuable sweet apple for autumn use in Northern New England (5, n, 

 12, 13). Worthy of trial in Northern New York when a variety of this 

 class is desired. 



Historical. Imported from Russia by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture in 1870. It was received for testing at this Station from Dr. 

 T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vt., in 1888 (6). It has thus far been but little 

 disseminated in this state. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous. Form upright spreading to roundish, open. 

 Twigs long, curved, stout; internodes short. Bark brown, tinged with green, 

 lightly streaked with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, 

 medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium size, broad, flat, obtuse, ap- 

 pressed, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium or above. Form roundish oblate, somewhat irregular. Stem 

 medium size. Cavity deep, acute to acuminate, ribbed, russeted and with 

 some outspreading russet rays. Calyx closed. Basin shallow, wide, wrinkled. 



Flesh white, crisp, fine-grained, mildly sweet, good. 



Season late August, September and October. 



PUMPKIN RUSSET. 



REFERENCES, i. Kenrick, 1832 :37. 2. Mag. Hort., i :363. 1835. 3. Down- 

 ing, 1845:93. 4. Thomas, 1849:146. 5. Cole, 1849:115. 6. Elliott, 1854: 

 152. 7. Hooper, 1857:73. 8. Warder, 1867:566. 9. Downing, 1881:11 index, 

 app. 10. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:247. n. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. 

 Bui., 48:53. 1903. 12. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:139. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. Flint Russet (3, 6). Kingsbury Russet (9). PUMPKIN 

 RUSSET (3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, n, 12). Pumpkin Russet (5). PUMPKIN SWEET 

 (5). Pumpkin Sweet (3). PUMPKIN SWEETING (2). PUMPKIN SWEETING 

 of New England (i). Sweet Russet (3, 4, 6). York Russet (6). 



This is a very large, round, yellowish-russet apple, sweet, rich, very good 

 for baking but of little value for other purposes. The tree is a vigorous, 

 rapid grower, hardy, moderately long-lived and yields fair to good crops 

 biennially or in some cases almost annually. It is not a profitable commer- 

 cial variety and is now seldom cultivated even for home use. 



Historical. Pumpkin Russet is an old New England variety. Kenrick 

 (i) in 1832 described it under the name Pumpkin Sweeting of New Eng- 



