62 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Historical. It was imported from Russia by the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture under No. 467 about 1870 (2). Stock was received for testing at this 

 Station from Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vt., 1888. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, rather open. Twigs long to medium, rather 

 slender to moderately stout : internodes short to medium. Bark dark 

 brownish-red mottled with light scarf-skin. Lenticels numerous, small to 

 medium, round or somewhat elongated ; pubescent. Buds medium in size, 

 plump, broad, obtuse to acute, appressed; pubescent. Leaves large, broad. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to large. Form oblate to oblate conic, slightly ribbed, pretty 

 symmetrical. Stem short to medium, often thick. Cavity acute to acuminate, 

 deep, rather wide, with outspreading russet rays. Calyx rather large, broad, 

 open or partly closed. Basin broad, rather abrupt, moderately deep, corru- 

 gated. 



Skin dull yellow, overspread with dark red, sparingly marked with yellowish 

 dots and russet flecks. Prevailing effect good, dark red. 



Calyx- tube funnel-form with long cylinder. Stamens median. Core axile, 

 closed. Seed medium size to rather large, tufted, obtuse. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, rather coarse, firm, crisp, moderately juicy, moder- 

 ately subacid, eventually becoming sweet or nearly so, slightly aromatic, good. 



Season October to February or later. 



BARRINGER 



REFERENCES, i. Hexamer, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1899:89. 2. Hexamer, 

 Amer. Agric., 62:569. Dec. 3, 1898. figs. 3. Fancier's Review and Fruit 

 Grower, Chatham, N. Y., Nov., 1899:5 4. Johnson, Amer. Agric., 75:79. 

 1905. figs. 5. Beach, West. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1901 76. 



SYNONYMS. PRIDE OF THE HUDSON (1,2,4). Pride of Hudson (5). Coon 

 (locally). 



This variety has been known for many years in Clermont, Colum- 

 bia county, where a few trees of it were in their prime fifty years 

 ago. Mr. Jacob Barringer of Germantown, N. Y., was the first to 

 propagate it from these old trees (i, 4). Columbia county fruit 

 growers report that it is worthy of a place in the commercial 

 orchard, the tree very thrifty, long-lived and productive, the fruit 

 good in size, showy and of excellent quality. At the American 

 Institute in New York in 1898 the fruit was exhibited under the 

 name Pride of the Hudson, but in 1899 this name was changed to 

 Barringer. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous; branches long and moderately stout. Form upright spread- 

 ing, rather open. Tzi'igs long, slightly curved, with thick tips ; internodes 

 short. Bark reddish-brown, with light streaks of scarf-skin ; pubescent. 



