120 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



sparingly with gray scarf-skin : somewhat pubescent. Lenticels moderately 

 abundant, not particularly conspicuous but rather dull colored, often roundish, 

 sometimes large. Buds often short, plump, obtuse to acute, moderately pubes- 

 cent, rather deeply set in the bark, free. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to rather small; pretty uniform in size and shape. Form 

 roundish, more or less inclined to conic, pretty regular and symmetrical, 

 sometimes faintly ribbed, occasionally sides unequal. Stem moderately thick 

 to rather slender, medium in length to short, often streaked on one side with 

 brownish-red, usually not exserted. Cavity acute to somewhat acuminate, 

 rather narrow to medium in width, moderately deep to deep, symmetrical or 

 slightly compressed, occasionally lipped, furrowed obscurely if at all. Calyx 

 small to medium, usually open, sometimes closed; segments often long, acute 

 and reflexed. Basin rather abrupt, moderately deep, moderately wide to rather 

 narrow, symmetrical. 



Skin tough, takes a good polish, varies from pale green to yellow more 

 or less covered with russet, the base often being entirely russeted. Highly 

 colored specimens become clear golden russet but have no perceptible shade 

 of red. Dots inconspicuous, round or irregular, dark russet. 



Calyx tube rather narrow, cone-shape, sometimes funnel-form. Stamens 

 basal to median. 



Core rather small, abaxile ; cells pretty symmetrical, open, sometimes closed ; 

 core lines usually meeting, but with a funnel-form calyx tube they are clasp- 

 ing. Carpels rather flat, roundish to broadly ovate, slightly tufted, but 

 slightly emarginate if at all. Seeds numerous, medium in size, plump, rather 

 narrow, acute to acuminate, rather light brown, sometimes slightly tufted. 



Flesh yellowish-white, firm, rather crisp, moderately tender, fine-grained, 

 not very juicy, somewhat aromatic, pleasant, rather mild subacid, good. 



Season January to May or later. 



ESOPUS SPITZENBURG. 



REFERENCES, i. Coxe, 1817:127. 2. Thacher, 1822:137. 3. N. Y. Bd. of 

 Agr. Mem., 1826:477. 4. Wilson, 1828:136. 5. Cat. Hort. Soc. London, 1831: 

 368. 6. Kenrick, 1832:40. 7. Floy-Lindley, 1833:45. 8. Downing, 1845:138. 

 9. Thomas, 1849:171, 172. fig. 10. Hovey, Mag. Hort., 16:62. 1850. fig. n. 

 Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3: col. pi. No. 23. 1851. 12. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 

 1852. 13. Elliott, 1858:76. fig. 14. Bivort, An. Pom. de Beige, 1859:75. 15. 

 Flotow, ///. Handb. de,- Obstk., 1:525. 1859. 16. Warder, 1867:539, fig. 17. 

 Mas, Le Verger, 4:141. col. pi. 18. Leroy, 3:54. 1873. 19. Barry, 1883:345. 

 20. Hogg, 1884:73. 21. Wickson, 1889:247. 22. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 

 1890:290. 23. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:238. 24. Woolverton, Ont. Fr. Stas. 

 An. Rpt., 3:14. 1896. fig. 25. Eneroth-Smirnoff, 1901:452. 26. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:76. fig. 27. Massey, .V. C. Sta. Bui., 182:20. 1903. 28. Powell and 

 Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 48:40. 1903. 29. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. 

 Bui, 248:118. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. ESOPUS SPITZEMBERG (7). JEsopus Spitzemberg (8 10 18) 

 ^SOPUS SPITZENBERG (6). JEsopus Spitzenberg (20). JEsofius Spitzenburg 

 ,8). /Esopus SPITZENBURGH (18). JEsopus Spitsenburgh (10). ESOPUS 



