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SIBERIAN CRABAPPLES AND THEIR HYBRIDS AND OTHER 



CRABAPPLES. 



BAILEY CRIMSON, 



REFERENCES, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1871 150. 2. Montreal Hort. Soc. 

 Rpt., 1879:91. 3. Ib., 1884:38. 4. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 



SYNONYMS. BAILEY'S CRIMSON (2, 4, of New York 3). BAILEY'S CRIMSON 

 CRAB (i). 



In 1871 the Committee of the American Pomological Society on Native 

 Fruits made the following report concerning this variety : " Originated with 

 Wm. H. Bailey, Pittsburgh, N. Y. Tree vigorous, upright, very productive 

 and very handsome. 



" Fruit medium or large for its class ; roundish, inclining to conic ; skin 

 yellow, shaded over the whole surface with deep rich crimson ; flesh similar 

 to other Siberian crabs." 



We have not seen this variety nor have we obtained any report concerning 

 it from our correspondents. 



BRIER. 



REFERENCES, i. Rural N. Y., 1870 (cited by 2). 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 

 1871:51. 3. Downing, 1872:39 app. 4. Wis. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1876:70. 5. 

 Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1881 :322. 6. Barry, 1883 :358. 7 Gibb, Mon- 

 treal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1884:34. 8. Keffer, S. D. Sta. Bui, 23:141. 1891. 

 9. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:235. 10. Thomas, 1897:629. n. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:216. fig. 



SYNONYMS. BRIAR SWEET (i, 2, 9). BRIER (n). BRIER'S SWEET (4, 5, 6, 

 7, 8). Brier Sweet (n, erroneously 10). BRIER'S SWEET CRAB (3). VAN 

 WYCK (10). 



Tree vigorous, hardy, comes into bearing rather young and is productive. 



Historical. Originated with B. B. Brier, of Baraboo, Wis., as a result of 

 the fertilization of the Siberian crab with the Bailey apple (3). 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large. Form roundish to conic, ribbed. Stem long, slender. Cavity 

 narrow, deep, russeted. Calyx small, closed or slightly open. Basin deep, 

 narrow, abrupt, wrinkled. 



Skin pale yellow washed with lively red, striped with carmine, dotted and 

 flecked with yellow and covered with thin, whitish bloom. 



Calyx tube conical to funnel-form. Stamens median. 



Core medium in size, axile or nearly so ; cells closed. 



Flesh yellowish, rich, fine-grained, moderately juicy, pleasant, sweet, aro- 

 matic, not astringent, good in flavor and quality. 



Season September and October. 



