THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 113 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to large; pretty uniform in size and shape. Form 

 roundish, somewhat oblate, sometimes obscurely ribbed. Stem medium to 

 rather short. Cavity rather narrow, acute to acuminate, moderately shallow 

 to deep, symmetrical, sometimes russeted. Calyx large, open ; lobes separated 

 at the base. Basin variable, obtuse to abrupt, shallow to moderately deep, 

 irregularly furrowed and somewhat wrinkled. 



Skin tough, rather pale bright yellow, sometimes blushed with light red 

 and striped with thin carmine. Dots often submerged, dark gray or with 

 russet point. Prevailing color yellow. 



Calyx tube conical or funnel-form with broad limb and short truncate 

 cylinder. Stamens basal. 



Core below medium to rather small, usually more or less abaxile; cells 

 not always symmetrical, partly closed particularly toward the apex, or open ; 

 core lines meeting or somewhat clasping. Carpels roundish cordate, emargi- 

 nate. Seeds small to medium, wide, plump, acute to obtuse, dark. 



Flesh whitish with slight yellow tinge, firm, crisp, moderately fine, tender, 

 very juicy, brisk subacid. slightly aromatic, good for cooking. 



Season November to March or April. 



DUNCAN. 



REFERENCES, i. Cat. Hort. Soc. London, 1831. 2. Downing, 1872:151. 3. 

 Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:238. 4. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui., 248:117. 

 1904. 



An apple of the Newtown Spitzenburg class which closely resembles that 

 variety in the appearance and quality of its fruit. When well developed it is 

 rather attractive in color and very good in quality for dessert use. It is an 

 excellent keeper, but as grown at this Station it averages too small for a good 

 commercial apple. The tree comes into bearing young and is almost an 

 annual bearer, but yields heavier crops in alternate years. It is not recom- 

 mended for planting in New York. 



Historical. Received for testing here from B. Buckman, Farmingdale, 111. 

 It has been disseminated to some extent in portions of the Ohio valley (3). 

 We have not determined whether or not it is identical with the English 

 variety of this name (i, 2). 



TREE. 



Tree small, moderately vigorous ; branches short, stout, crooked ; laterals 

 willowy and small, slender. Form upright spreading to roundish, dense. 

 Twigs short to above medium, rather slender, straight, moderately stout; 

 internodes short. Bark dull reddish-brown, mingled with olive-green, with 

 thin coat of scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, small, round, 

 not raised. Buds small, plump, obtuse, appressed, deeply set in bark; some- 

 what pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit below medium or small, pretty uniform in size and shape. Form 

 roundish, pretty symmetrical, sides sometimes unequal. Stem medium. Cavity 

 acuminate to acute, symmetrical, moderately deep, sometimes furrowed, rarely 



