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orchardists and has nowhere been planted to any considerable extent. Leroy 

 (14) states that Grosse Reinette de Cassel and Reinette Doree are distinct 

 from this variety although they have been listed by some as identical. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous. Form rather wide-spreading, inclined to droop, 

 pretty dense ; branches short, stout, curved. Twigs medium in length, nearly 

 straight, moderately stout to rather slender; internodes medium or above. 

 Bark clear reddish-brown, mostly overlaid or mottled with rather heavy scarf- 

 skin, pubescent near tips. Lenticels moderately numerous, small to medium, 

 round or somewhat oblong, sometimes raised. Buds moderately prominent, 

 medium in size, plump, acute, free, some\vhat pubescent. Leaves medium in 

 size, broad. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium, pretty uniform in size. Form roundish oblate to 

 roundish, sometimes inclined to conic, often somewhat elliptical and broadly 

 ribbed. Stem often characteristically long and slender and obliquely inserted. 

 Cavity acute, moderately deep to deep, rather broad, often with outspreading 

 russet rays and faint lines and flecks of dull grayish scarf-skin, furrowed or 

 sometimes compressed, occasionally lipped. Calyx small to medium, closed 

 or open. Basin usually rather shallow, moderately narrow to rather wide, 

 often somewhat furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin yellow with thin orange blush, in highly colored specimens deepening 

 to orange-red, mottled and sparingly splashed or striped with carmine. Dots 

 numerous, whitish or russet, often areolar. Prevailing effect dull orange- 

 yellow partly covered with thin dull red; not particularly attractive. 



Calyx tube rather large, long, conical or sometimes approaching urn-shape. 

 Stamens marginal. 



Core axile, medium to small, closed; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly 

 roundish, rather flat, slightly emarginate. Seeds few, often some are abortive, 

 rather long, irregular, flat, obtuse or somewhat acute. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, nearly fine, crisp, rather tender, juicy, sub- 

 acid, sprightly, good for dessert, excellent for cooking. 



Season somewhat variable ; often extending till May. Commercial limit 

 usually March (20, 22), 



DUZENBURY. 



REFERENCE, i. Downing, 1872:152. 



A medium sized, late winter apple, described by Downing (i) as greenish 

 overspread with dull red, very mild subacid, almost sweet, very good in quality. 

 It originated at Phillipstown, Putnam county, N. Y. It appears to be but little 

 known outside of the locality where it originated. 



EDWARDS. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1872:159. 2. Beach and Close, N. Y. Sta. Rpt., 

 15:271. 1896. 3. Massey, N. C. Sta. Bui., 149:317. 1898. 4. Powell and Fulton, 

 U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:40. 1903. 5- Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui., 248:118. 

 1904. 



SYNONYM. Edwards Favorite (2). 



