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Hampshire where it is grown to some extent commercially. It is of 

 the Blue Pearmain type and one of the best of that group in quality. 

 As fruited at this Station it does not develop as high color nor 

 as good quality as it does in the region where it originated. The 

 tree comes into bearing rather young but is a slow grower and 

 only moderately productive. As compared with standard varieties 

 like Baldwin and Rhode Island Greening, it evidently requires extra 

 attention in pruning, spraying, fertilizing and tilling in order to 

 secure a good average grade of fruit. 



Historical. Origin, Hollis, N. H. (4). It has been known in certain local 

 markets in New England for fifty years or more, but has not yet been grown 

 to any considerable extent in New York. 



TREE. 



Tree makes a very unsatisfactory growth in the nursery and for that reason 

 does best when top-worked on some thriftier stock. In the orchard it is a 

 rather slow grower and hardly attains medium size ; branches rather short 

 and stout with comparatively few laterals and numerous spurs. Form spread- 

 ing or roundish, somewhat open. Twigs very short to moderately long, nearly 

 straight, rather stout ; internodes short. Bark dull dark brownish-green vary- 

 ing to brownish-red mottled and streaked with light scarf-skin, slightly pubes- 

 cent. Lenticels rather scattering, small to medium, roundish, not raised, 

 rather dull in color. Buds rather short, small, plump, obtuse, free, slightly 

 pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to less than medium size, pretty uniform in size and 

 shape. Form roundish oblate, sides unequal, obscurely ribbed, often some- 

 what irregular. Stem short. Cavity variable, acute to acuminate, shallow 

 to medium in depth, moderately wide, furrowed obscurely if at all, green or 

 russeted, sometimes lipped. Calyx small to medium, open or partly closed; 

 lobes broad, short, obtuse. Basin shallow to medium in depth, moderately 

 wide, obtuse, obscurely furrowed and slightly wrinkled. 



Skin rather thin, tough, nearly smooth, dark red over yellow background, 

 often deepening to purplish-red and obscurely marked with broken stripes 

 and splashes of carmine. Dots numerous, often conspicuous, pale yellow or 

 whitish. Characteristic bluish-white scarf-skin often more or less overspreads 

 the base. Prevailing effect very attractive, deep red. 



Calyx tube moderately narrow, funnel-form or approaching cone-shape. 

 Stamens median. 



Core axile or nearly so; cells sometimes unsymmetrical, closed or some- 

 times open; core lines clasping. Carpels oval, elongated, emarginate. Seeds 

 numerous, clear reddish-brown, below medium or rather small. 



Flesh yellowish, moderately fine, tender, juicy, pleasantly aromatic, mild 

 subacid or nearly sweet, good to very good. 



Season October to February (15). 



