178 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Historical. Originated in Oneida county, New York, and named after 

 Domine Kirkland, a missionary to the Oneida Indians. It is but little known 

 outside of the Mohawk valley. 



TREE. 



Tree dwarfish to medium in size, a moderately vigorous grower. Form 

 roundish or spreading. Twigs medium to long, erect or spreading, moderately 

 stout. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to large. Form broadly ovate or slightly oblong vary- 

 ing to roundish conical, ribbed, somewhat irregular, fairly symmetrical ; sides 

 sometimes unequal. Stem short, slender to moderately stout, not exserted. 

 Cavity moderately narrow to rather wide, deep, acuminate, often partly 

 russeted and sometimes with outspreading russet rays. Calyx small to 

 medium, closed. Basin small to medium, shallow to moderately deep, narrow 

 to moderately wide, somewhat furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin rather thin, tough, smooth, clear pale yellow with a thin blush which 

 in highly colored specimens deepens to reddish-pink. Dots whitish areolar 

 with brownish russet center or whitish and submerged. 



Calyx tube rather wide, elongated conical or approaching funnel-form and 

 extending to the core. Stamens basal to nearly median. 



Core decidedly abaxile ; cells fairly symmetrical, usually wide open ; core 

 lines meeting. Carpels mucronate, much concave, broadly roundish to ellipti- 

 cal. Seeds numerous, short, rather small to medium, rather wide, plump, 

 obtuse. 



Flesh somewhat tinged with yellow, firm, rather hard, moderately coarse, 

 not very juicy, crisp, subacid, good. 



KITTAGESKER 



REFERENCES, i. Warder, 1867:724. 2. Downing, 1872:242. 3. Fitz, 1872: 

 178. 4. Leroy, 1873:416. figs. 5. Thomas, 1885:515. 6. Bailey, An. Hort., 

 1892:242. 7. Clayton, Ala. Sta. Bui., 47:6. 1893. 8. Beach and Clark, N. Y. 

 Sta. Bui, 248:128. 1904. 



SYNONYM. KETTAGESKA (3). 



Fruit too small to be valuable for general market purposes, but 

 its quality is excellent and it is attractive in appearance, being of 

 uniform size, symmetrical form and bright yellow color. It is 

 desirable for dessert use, especially because it retains its texture, 

 flavor, quality and color remarkably well till very late in the season. 

 The tree comes into bearing rather young, is an annual bearer or 

 nearly so, yielding from moderate to heavy crops. The fruit hangs 

 well to the tree. In the South it has the reputation of being vig- 

 orous, very prolific and almost free from blight. It is recommended 

 for growing on dwarf stock in that region (3). It is reported as 

 ripening in September in Alabama (7). Leroy (4) gives its season 



