96 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



CARPENTIR 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1872:120. 2. Leroy, 1873:205. fig. 3. Hogg, 

 1884:190. 



SYNONYMS. Carnation Apple. CARPENTIN REINETTE (i). Der Carpentin 

 (i). Klein Graue Rcinette (i). Pctitc-Rcinctte Grise (2). REINETTE 

 CARPENTIN (3). Rcinette Carpentin (2). 



A little dessert fruit of about the size of the Lady apple, with 

 red-russet skin and highly aromatic flavor. The following descrip- 

 tion is made from fruit furnished by C. D. Zimmerman, Buffalo, 

 N. Y., who states that the variety has been marketed locally under 



the name Carnation apple. 



TREE. 

 Tree vigorous, with long, slender shoots (3). 



FRUIT. 



Fruit small to very small ; uniform in size and shape. Form roundish conic 

 to somewhat oblate, regular and symmetrical ; occasionally sides unequal. 

 Stem very long, slender. Carity large, acute to acuminate, deep, broad, 

 symmetrical, often with concentric broken russet lines. Calyx small, closed; 

 lobes short, broad, nearly obtuse. Basin abrupt, shallow to moderately deep, 

 narrow to moderately wide, nearly smooth or sometimes very lightly furrowed, 

 symmetrical, marked with concentric broken lines of russet. 



Skin thick, rather tough, dull yellow or with bright red blush, partly smooth 

 but more or less netted or covered with cinnamon-russet. Dots scattering, 

 gray. 



Calyx tube small, short, narrow to rather wide, conical or funnel-shape. 

 Stamens nearly basal. 



Core axile, medium, often closed ; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. 

 Carpels elliptic to round or broadly obovate, emarginate. Seeds dark, medium 

 to below, moderately wide, rather short, obtuse to broadly acute. 



Flesh nearly white, sometimes with reddish tinge next the skin, very firm, 

 fine, crisp, tender, very juicy, acid until fully ripe when it becomes subacid, 

 brisk, strongly aromatic, with high flavor and very good quality. 



Season December to April (3). 



CAYWOOD. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1857:128. 2. Thomas, 1885:506. 



A long keeping, medium-sized, flat apple ; color, bright yellow with tinge of 

 red on the cheek. Flesh firm, mild flavored. The variety originated in Ulster 

 county (i). It is now practically obsolete. 



CLAYTON. 



REFERENCES, i. Warder, 1867:512. fig. 2. Downing, 1872:128. 3. Ib., 

 1872:6 of app. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1875:36, 134. 5. Bailey, An. Hort., 

 1892:236. 6. Mich. Sta. Bui, 105:108. 1894. 7- Thomas, 1897:632. 8. Lyon, 

 Mich. Sta. Bui, 169:180. 1899. 9. Budd-Hansen, 1903:64. 



