50 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



SYNONYMS. Arkansas Black Twig (9). Mammoth Black Twig (9) but 

 erroneously. 



The Arkansas Black is one of the most beautiful of apples. It is 

 a good keeper and commands a good price in market. The color 

 is a lively red deepening on the exposed side to purplish-red or 

 nearly black. The tree is unproductive and not desirable for 

 general planting. 



Arkansas Black is distinct from the Arkansas or Mamn.oth 

 Blacktwig. 



Historical. According to Stinson (4) the Arkansas Black originated in 

 Benton county, Arkansas, and bore its first fruit about 1870. The first descrip- 

 tion of it which I find, is that given by Van Deman (i) in 1886. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous ; branches long, slender. Form upright spreading, 

 rather open. Twigs short, stout ; internodes short. Bark dark reddish-brown, 

 mottled with scarf-skin, pubescent. Lenticels scattering, small to below 

 medium, round. Buds large, broad, acute, appressed, pubescent. Leases 

 medium in size. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit as grown here is medium or below, rarely large, pretty uniform in 

 size and shape. Form nearly round. Stem medium. Cacity acute, rather 

 small, sometimes lipped, not deep, partly russeted. Calyx rather small, closed. 

 Basin obtuse, very shallow, slightly furrowed, faintly corrugated. 



Skin smooth, somewhat waxy; yellow covered with a lively red deepening 

 to purplish-red or almost black on the exposed side. Dots small, inconspicu- 

 ous. Prevailing effect bright very dark red. 



Calyx tube conical, approaching funnel-form. Stamens marginal. 



Core medium to small, abaxile, closed or partly open ; core lines clasping. 

 Carpels concave, roundish, emarginate. Seeds plump, rather short, obtuse, 

 moderately dark brown. 



. Flesh decidedly tinged with yellow, very firm, rather fine-grained, crisp, 

 moderately juicy, sprightly subacid, good to very good. 



Season December to April or later. In cold storage (7) it keeps well 

 through the storage season. 



ARNOLD. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1876: app. 43. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 

 3. Thomas, 1897:626. 4. Mich. Sta. Bui, 177:48. 1899. 5. Ib. Bui, 187:85. 

 1901. 6. Ib. Bui, 194:62. 1901. 7. Ib. Bui, 205:43. 1903. 8. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:40. 



SYNONYMS. ARNOLD'S BEAUTY (i, 3). Arnold's Beauty (8). 



The Arnold was raised from seed produced by pollinating 

 Northern Spy with pollen from Wagener and Esopus Spitzenberg 

 by Charles Arnold, Paris, Ontario (i). Fulton reports (4, 5, 6) 



