158 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



TREE. 



Tree not a very good grower ; branches short, slender ; laterals willowy and 

 slender. Form roundish or spreading, very dense. Tuigs below medium to 

 very short, straight, slender, somewhat pubescent ; internodes short. Bark 

 clear brownish-red with some olive-green, lightly mottled with scarf-skin. 

 Lenticels moderately numerous, scattering, small to medium, elongated, slightly 

 raised. Buds below medium to small, broad, very obtuse, appressed, deeply 

 set in the bark, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium in size but with a full crop it varies from below medium to 

 small. Form usually roundish oblate, sometimes oblate conic, symmetrical ; 

 uniform in size and shape. Stem short and thick. Cavity obtuse, broad, 

 deep, often russeted, usually symmetrical, sometimes furrowed. Calyx 

 medium to rather large, usually open; tips of lobes divergent. Basin varies 

 from shallow to moderately deep, rather wide, slightly wrinkled, ridged. 



Skin thin, tough, clear greenish-yellow largely blushed with rather bright 

 dark red, sometimes almost covered with red. Dots medium in size, numerous, 

 usually russet, sometimes submerged. Prevailing effect red with more or 

 less contrasting yellow. 



Calyx tube very short, rather wide, broadly conical, sometimes approaching 

 funnel-form. Stamens median or slightly marginal. 



Core large, abaxile ; cells symmetrical, open ; core lines clasping. Carpels 

 usually elliptical sometimes broadly obovate, emarginate, sometimes a little 

 tufted. Seeds small, rather short, plump, broadly acute, rather light colored. 



Flesh yellowish, moderately firm and tender, moderately fine, juicy, aro- 

 matic, brisk subacid, fair to good in flavor and quality. 



Season October to January or February. 



HffiSTER 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1872:215. 2. Boyer, Pa. Fr. Gr. Soc. Rpt., 1881: 

 34- 3. ///. Sta. Bui, 45:324. 1896. 



SYNONYMS. Baer (i). Heaster (i). Heister (i). Michel Miller (2). 

 Miller (i). Stehly (i). 



A pleasant subacid apple in season here during winter, but where it origi- 

 nated it is classed as a late fall and early winter variety. Tree vigorous and 

 productive (i). It is considered a desirable apple in some parts of Pennsyl- 

 vania (2). Not recommended for planting in New York. 



Historical. Origin, Reading, Berks county, Pa. (i). But little known in 

 New York. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium. Form roundish oblate, sometimes faintly ribbed. Stem very 

 short and slender. Cavity acute, rather broad and deep. Calyx small, partly 

 open. Basin rather abrupt to somewhat obtuse, broad, deep, slightly wrinkled. 



Skin pale yellow mottled with thin bright red on shady side and washed 

 with deeper red and narrowly streaked with deep carmine in the sun. Dots 

 gray or russet, conspicuous about the cavity. 



Calyx tube rather small, cone-shape, approaching funnel-form. Stamens 

 median. 



