198 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



A dessert apple of pretty good size but the color is not very good and the 

 fruit does not keep late. As grown at this Station the tree has come into 

 bearing rather young but it has not been tested here long enough to deter- 

 mine its productiveness. It is not recommended for planting in this state. 



It originated in Indiana (6) and is propagated to a limited extent in por- 

 tions of the Middle West (5). It is practically unknown in New York. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate. Stem short to medium, slender. 

 Cavity rather narrow, deep, thickly russeted. Calyx large, closed or varying 

 to wide open ; lobes small. Basin broad, rather abrupt, shallow to moderately 

 deep, slightly furrowed. Skin dull yellow indistinctly blushed and striped 

 with dull red, sprinkled with large areolar dots. Core medium, closed ; core 

 lines meeting. Flesh yellowish, rather fine-grained, moderately juicy, subacid, 

 good. 



Season December and January. 



McKINNEY. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1876:56 app. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rft., 1873. 

 (cited by 3). 3. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:188. 1905. 



Fruit yellow with a shade of brownish-red in the sun, of good size and 

 mild subacid flavor; in season from January to April (i). Originated in 

 Crawford, Ulster county. Evidently unknown outside the locality of its 

 origin. 



MAGENTA. 



REFERENCE, i. Leroy, 1873:447. fig. 



This is a variety which was brought to notice in France in 1861. 

 It has been but little grown as yet in New York state, at least not 

 under this name. It appears to be identical with Canada Reinette. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to large. Form oblate conic, broadly angular, irreg- 

 ular. Stem short to very short, moderately thick, not exserted. Cavity large, 

 moderately deep to deep, rather broad, acute or approaching acuminate, usu- 

 ally with outspreading russet. Calyx medium, closed or partly open. Basin 

 often irregular, rather abrupt, medium in width and depth, compressed or 

 furrowed. 



Skin yellow or greenish with a bronze blush and roughened with very large 

 stellar or irregular russet dots or patches. 



Calyx tube conical or somewhat funnel-form. Stamens median or below. 



Core somewhat abaxile, below medium to rather small ; cells usually sym- 

 metrical, closed or partly open; core lines clasping. Carpels roundish ovate, 

 emarginate, somewhat tufted. Seeds medium or above, moderately wide, 

 plump, obtuse, somewhat tufted. 



Flesh yellowish, firm, moderately coarse, crisp, moderately tender, juicy, 

 rich agreeable subacid, good to very good. 



Season November to March. 



