136 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



believe that Gano is the same as Black Ben Davis. It certainly resembles 

 Black Ben Davis very closely but the preponderance of evidence at present 

 seems to favor the opinion that it is of distinct origin (16). 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous ; branches long, moderately stout and inclined to 

 droop; laterals willowy, short, slender. Form like that of Ben Davis, upright 

 spreading becoming somewhat drooping, rather dense. Tivigs short to rather 

 long, slightly curved, markedly geniculate, moderately stout; internodes short 

 to rather long. Bark bright brownish-red mingled with olive-green, lightly 

 overcast with mottled and streaked gray scarf-skin ; pubescent. Lcnticels not 

 conspicuous, scattering, medium, round to ovate or often elongated, slightly 

 raised. Buds small to medium with prominent shoulder, plump, obtuse, ap- 

 pressed, decidedly pubescent, deeply set in bark. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to sometimes large. Form roundish conic, usually regular, 

 symmetrical ; uniform in size and shape. Stem medium to long and slender. 

 Cavity acute, deep, rather broad, symmetrical, sometimes slightly furrowed 

 or compressed, usually with radiating green russet or red russet. Calyx 

 medium or above, closed or partly open; pubescent; lobes rather broad, acute 

 to acuminate. Basin abrupt, moderately narrow to rather wide, often deep. 



Skin smooth, waxy, clear light yellow 7 , mottled and blushed with bright 

 light pinkish-red often deepening to a purplish-red, more or less obscurely 

 striped. Dots numerous, small, inconspicuous. Prevailing color fine red. 



Calyx tube short, cone-shape with fleshy pistil point projecting into its 

 base, or sometimes elongated funnel-form. Stamens median to marginal. 



Core below medium to large, somewhat abaxile with a comparatively rather 

 wide hollow cylinder at the axis ; cells closed, or partly open, usually sym- 

 metrical but often not uniformly developed; core lines meeting when the calyx 

 tube is cone-shape but clasping the funnel cylinder when it is funnel-form. 

 Carpels broadly roundish or elongated, slightly tufted, emarginate. Seeds 

 numerous, broad, obtuse, large, dark, sometimes tufted. 



Flesh whitish slightly tinged with yellow, firm, moderately tender, rather 

 coarse, moderately crisp, juicy, mild subacid. good or nearly good in quality. 



Season about the same as that of Ben Davis, extending from December to 

 May in Western New York. Commercial limit in common storage March, 

 in cold storage April. 



GENEVA PIPPIN. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1857:111. 2. Ib., 1872:189. fig. 3. Thomas, 

 1885:250. 



SYNONYM. WINTER PIPPIN OF GENEVA (i, 3). Winter Pippin of Genera 

 (2). 



Resembles Fall Pippin in tree and fruit but a much better keeper, being in 

 season from January to May. Found growing in the garden of Mrs. Crit- 

 tenden, Geneva, many years ago (i). Evidently it is no longer listed by 

 nurserymenl and so far as we can discover has become obsolete. 



'Not listed by Bailey in An. Hon., 1892 =239. 



