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skin, heavily pubescent. Lenticels numerous, medium to very small, round, 

 not raised. Buds small to nearly medium, broad, obtuse, free near old wood 

 but quite appressed towards the tips, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to large, usually large. Form roundish oblate, slightly 

 conical, somewhat irregular, obscurely angular. Stem short, rather thick. 

 Cavity acute to slightly obtuse, deep, broad, sometimes russeted, frequently 

 furrowed, sometimes compressed. Calyx small, closed; lobes short, narrow, 

 acute. Basin very abrupt, medium in depth to deep, moderately narrow to 

 narrow, usually deeply furrowed. 



Skin rather thick, somewhat tender, deep yellow or greenish, often with an 

 orange-red blush which sometimes deepens to a distinct red. Dots small, 

 inconspicuous, pale, submerged, numerous. 



Calyx tube usually extends to the core, cylindrical to slightly funnel-form 

 with broad cylinder. Stamens marginal. 



Core medium to small, abaxile ; cells often somewhat unsymmetrical, open ; 

 core lines clasping. Carpels elliptical to very broadly ovate, deeply emarginate, 

 sometimes slightly tufted. Seeds frequently irregular in shape, moderately 

 dark brown, rather wide and long, usually plump, obtuse. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, rather firm, moderately coarse, not very crisp, 

 tender, juicy, mildly subacid with a distinct pleasantly aromatic flavor, good 

 to very good. 



Season December to April. 



HYDE KING. 



REFERENCES, i. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:241. a. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. 

 Kpt., 13:592. 1894. 3. Ib., 14:265. 1895. 4. Ib., 15:284. 1896. 5. Beach, W. 

 N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1900:37. 6. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 

 48:60. 1903. 7. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui., 248:114. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. CHASE (7), but incorrectly. HYDE'S KING (OF THE WEST) 

 (i). WESTERN BEAUTY (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), but incorrectly. 



Hyde King appears to be one of the most valuable of the newer 

 varieties of apples which have been tested at this Station. The fruit 

 is large or very large, pretty uniform, smooth, glossy, pale green or 

 yellow, often a little shaded with red. It is quite attractive for a 

 green apple. Although not high-flavored it is good in quality, suit- 

 able for culinary use and evidently desirable for general market pur- 

 poses being a good keeper. So far as tested here the tree is vigorous, 

 and almost an annual bearer. It is not a very heavy cropper but 

 the fruit is very uniformly large with a low percentage of culls. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous. Twigs medium to long, stout ; internodes short. Bark dull 

 brown tinged with olive-green, somewhat streaked with scarf-skin; pubescent. 



