102 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



with a light bloom. Dots whitish or with russet point, numerous and small 

 towards the cavity, scattering, large and often irregular towards the basin. 

 In fall the color is rather dull but in ordinary storage it improves noticeably 

 as the season advances, becoming bright red with a yellowish-green back- 

 ground. 



Cal\x tube small, short, cone-shape. Stamens median to nearly marginal. 



Core distant, truncate, abaxile, medium; cells closed or open; often part of 

 them are unsymmetrical ; core lines slightly clasping. Carpels roundish, 

 slightly emarginate, somewhat tufted. Seeds numerous, dark, medium to 

 short, plump, acute. 



Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, very firm, a little coarse, moderately 

 tender, juicy, brisk subacid, fair to good. Although not of high quality it is 

 fairly good when compared with other very late keeping varieties. 



Season January to June. 



CROTTS. 



REFERENCES, i. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:39. 1903. 2. 

 Beach and Clark, .V. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:116. 1904. 



As grown here the general appearance of the fruit is not attractive. The 

 prevailing color at first is grass-green with faint and dull shades of red. Later 

 the green changes, becoming pale or whitish by spring or early summer. The 

 tree is a good grower and commonly bears well in alternate years. The fruit 

 does not appear desirable for any use and the variety is not recommended 

 even for testing. 



Historical Said to be a seedling of Rambo. Received here for testing from 

 J. J. Measner, Hutchinson, Kansas. 



TREE. 

 Tree vigorous, upright spreading, rather dense. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to large. Form usually roundish oblong, sometimes roundish 

 oblate or slightly ovate, sometimes irregular, sides often unequal; uniform in 

 size and shape. Stem short. Cavity deep, acuminate, usually russeted ; often 

 russet rays extend out from cavity. Calyx often large, closed. Basin shallow 

 to rather deep, abrupt, somewhat furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin grass-green or at length becoming whitish, faintly mottled and striped 

 with red. Dots scattering, gray or russet, but whitish and numerous towards 

 the calyx. 



Core small; core lines nearly meeting. Carpels roundish, tufted. Seeds 

 broad, obtuse, tufted, dark brown. 



Flesh greenish-white, rather coarse, tender, juicy, w^ith a peculiar aroma, 

 very mild suhacid, fair to good. 



Season variable ; may extend to June in common storage but it often scalds 

 badly as early as March or April (i, 2). 



CROWNS. 



Fruit of the class of the fall Holland Pippin and Fall Pippin. Uniformly 

 large, green or yellowish, often a little blushed with bright red, too acid for 

 dessert but excellent for cooking and evaporating. It makes very white stock 



