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with rather dull unattractive red, heavily splashed with large and small russet 

 patches. Dots usually russet, rather large, scattering. General appearance 

 not attractive. 



Core rather small to above medium; closed or very slightly open. Seeds 

 medium, rather broad. * 



Flesh greenish-white, firm, rather fine-grained, slightly crisp, not tender, 

 moderately juicy, mild snbacid. or nearly sweet. As grown at this Station 

 it is not more than fair in flavor and quality. 



Season late winter. 



AMASSIA. 



REFERENCES, i. Hogg, 1884:6. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 3. Beach 

 and Close, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 15:269. 1896. 



Hogg (i) speaks of Amassia as a very beautiful and ornamental apple and 

 states that it is tiie apple most generally grown in Asia Minor on the shores 

 of the Mediterranean. When fruited here under favorable conditions Amassia 

 is attractive in form and color, having a bright red blush. It has a pleasant, 

 sweet or nearly sweet flavor and is very good in quality for dessert use. Under 

 less favorable conditions it is not uniformly well colored and is apt to fall 

 below medium size. These characteristics together with the fact that the 

 variety would be classed among the sweet apples, make it doubtful whether 

 it will ever be grown in this state to any considerable extent in commercial 

 orchards. 



TREE. 



Tree is a moderately vigorous or slow grower. Form upright spreading. 

 Twigs vary from short to rather long, straight or nearly so ; moderately stout ; 

 intcrnodes medium to long. Bark dull dark reddish-brown with light streaks 

 of scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticcls scattering, rather inconspicuous, 

 oblong or roundish in shape, medium size. Buds medium in size, broad, 

 obtuse, rather prominent, pubescent, almost free. Leaves moderately long and 

 narrow. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit usually medium or below, sometimes nearly large. Form ovate or 

 roundish conic, slightly ribbed ; sides sometimes compressed ; fairly uniform 

 in shape and size. Stem medium to long, rather slender. Cavity acute to 

 acuminate, narrow, medium to rather deep, often compressed, smooth or 

 partly russeted. Calyx- small to very small, usually closed. Basin small, 

 varying from obtuse and very shallow to moderately deep and abrupt ; often 

 furrowed and corrugated. 



Skin smooth, somewhat waxy ; clear pale yellow or greenish, in well colored 

 specimens largely covered with a bright deep blush, and somewhat striped 

 with carmine. Dots whitish, small but rather conspicuous. Although the 

 apple is somewhat striped, the general effect when it is well colored is that of 

 a solid deep blush, which in contrast with the pale green or yellow gives a 

 decidedly attractive appearance. 



Calyx tube funnel-form, moderately wide and deep, with pistil point pro- 

 jecting into its base. Stamens median or nearly marginal. 



Core medium to small, abaxile, closed or sometimes slightly open; core 

 lines clasping. Carpels roundish ovate to oblong ovate, emarginate. Seeds 

 few, medium to small, plump, obtuse, light brown. 



