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Historical. Origin uncertain. Warder refers to it as " a little Southern 

 favorite" (8). It was formerly quite popular in some portions of the Middle 

 West where it is still propagated by nurserymen although it is not now planted 

 as much as it was formerly (14). It has never been grown much in New 

 York state and remains practically unknown among New York fruit growers. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous, with long, slender, curved branches. Form up- 

 right spreading or roundish, rather dense. Twigs above medium to long, 

 slightly curved, rather slender ; internodes long to medium. Bark dark 

 brownish-red mingled with olive-green and streaked with grayish scarf-skin ; 

 heavily pubescent toward the tips. Lenticels quite numerous, small to rather 

 large, roundish or elongated, slightly raised. Buds small to medium, broad, 

 plump, obtuse to somewhat acute, free, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit small to medium. Form roundish conic or short ovate, regular, not 

 ribbed. Stein pubescent, medium to long, moderately slender. Cavity acute, 

 moderately deep, moderately wide, smooth and green or partly covered with 

 thin brownish russet. Calyx pubescent, medium in size, closed. Basin below 

 medium in size, somewhat abrupt, moderately shallow, rather narrow to 

 medium in width, gently furrowed. 



Skin moderately thin, rather tender, smooth, dull yellow or greenish marbled 

 and striped with dull red. in highly colored specimens deepening to crimson 

 in the sun. Dots numerous, conspicuous, gray, often areolar with russet 

 point. 



Calyx tube conical to somewhat funnel-form with short truncate cylinder. 

 Stamens basal. 



Core rather small, axile or nearly so ; cells symmetrical, closed. Carpels 

 elongated, obovate, mucronate, but slightly emarginate if at all, slightly tufted. 

 Seeds medium or above, plump, acute, slightly tufted. 



Flesh slightly tinged with yellow, a little coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, mild 

 pleasant subacid, good. 



Season November to January or later. 



MILDER 



REFERENCES, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1873. 2. Downing, 1876:58 app. fig. 

 3. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:244. 4. Munson, Me. Sta. Rft., 1893:133. 5. Ib., 

 1896:71. 6. Thomas, 1897:645. 7. Beach, W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1900:36. 

 8. Munson, Me. Sta. An. Rpt., 18:89. 1902. 9. Budd-Hansen, 1903:127. 10. 

 Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 48:49. 1903. n. Beach and Clark, 

 N. Y. Sta. Bui., 248:132. 1904. 



SYNONYM. MILDING (3, 5, 7, 8, 9). Milding (2, 4, 6, 10, n). 



When well grown Milden is an apple of desirable size, good 

 appearance and pretty good quality. The skin is smooth and 

 glossy and the color is predominantly bright red over an attrac- 



