214 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Historical. This variety is said to have originated in France (15) It 

 has long been known in this country having been described by Coxe in 1817, 

 and Kenrick in 1832 (4, 6). It was listed in the catalogue of the American 

 Pomological Society under the name Rambour Franc from 1862 to 1871 

 (12, 14, 20). It is still listed by nurserymen (18). It is comparatively little 

 known in New York state but is more often found in cultivation in Ohio 

 and regions farther west. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous. Form upright spreading to roundish, open. Twigs moder- 

 ately long, curved, moderately stout ; internodes medium. Bark brown, 

 tinged with green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin ; slightly pubescent. 

 Lenticels quite numerous, medium size, round, not raised. Buds medium 

 size, broad, plump, obtuse, free, slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large to very large, uniform in size and shape. Form oblate to 

 roundish oblate, sometimes slightly ovate, sometimes faintly ribbed, pretty 

 regular; sides often unequal. Stem short to medium, rather thick. Cavity 

 nearly acuminate, deep to medium in depth, rather broad, usually symmetri- 

 cal, sometimes lipped, sometimes slightly russeted close to the stem. Calyx 

 rather large, closed or sometimes slightly open ; lobes medium to short, rather 

 narrow, acute to obtuse. Basin deep to sometimes medium, wide to medium 

 in width, abrupt, smooth, symmetrical. 



Skin thick, tough, smooth, attractive clear bright yellow or greenish, in 

 well colored specimens largely washed and mottled with lively pinkish-red, 

 conspicuously marked with many broken stripes and splashes of bright car- 

 mine. Dots numerous, usually small and submerged, but some are scattering, 

 large, brow r n or russet. Prevailing effect striped. 



Calyx tube medium in length, rather wide, broadly conical. Stamens 

 median to marginal. 



Core rather small, axile ; cells nearly closed ; core lines meeting or slightly 

 clasping. Carpels roundish to roundish ovate approaching elliptical. Seeds 

 frequently abortive, rather large, wide, plump, acute, moderately dark brown. 



Flesh yellowish-green, firm, breaking, coarse, tender, very juicy, mildly 

 subacid, somewhat aromatic, good. 



Season September to November. 



SUMMER REDSTREAK. 



REFERENCE, i. Downing, 1869 :37i. 

 SYNONYMS. None. 



A September apple which originated in Columbia county, N. Y. According 

 to Downing (i) the tree is moderately vigorous and productive. The fruit 

 medium, yellowish, shaded, striped and splashed with rich red; flesh white, 

 sometimes a little stained next the skin, brisk subacid, valued for cooking. 



We have neither seen this variety nor received any report concerning it. 



