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FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium, pretty uniform in size and shape. Form rather oblate 

 not quite regular, being either somewhat elliptical or obscurely ribbed. Stem 

 short to medium, rather slender. Cavity acute varying to acuminate, moder- 

 ately deep to rather shallow, rather broad, nearly symmetrical, usually smooth, 

 sometimes partly russeted. Calyx small to medium, usually partly open ; lobes 

 often slender and acuminate, reflexed. Basin obtuse to abrupt, shallow to 

 moderately deep, wide, obscurely furrowed or wrinkled. 



Skin tough, smooth, waxy ; the color is somewhat similar to that of a highly 

 colored Rhode Island Greening being green mingled with yellow often with a 

 shade of brownish-red deepening sometimes to a distinct red. Dots small, 

 inconspicuous, often pale and submerged, sometimes russet. 



Calyx tube cone-shape or approaching funnel-form with wide limb. Stamens 

 median or below. 



Core medium to rather small, axile or nearly so; cells usually fairly sym- 

 metrical, closed or partly open ; core lines clasping. Carpels much concave, 

 rather short, elliptical to obcordate, slightly emarginate, mucronate. Seeds 

 numerous, medium or above, wide, obtuse. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, crisp, moderately fine, rather tender, juicy, 

 slightly aromatic, mild subacid becoming sweet, good. 



MOORE SWEET. 



REFERENCES. I. New England Farmer, 1829. (cited by 17). 2. Cole, 1849: 

 131. 3. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:91. 1851. 4. Elliott, 1854:159. 5. 

 Downing, 1857:218. 6. Hooper, 1857:61. 7. Warder, 1867:396. fig. 8. Fitz, 

 1872:175. 9. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1873. 10. Barry. 1883:349. n. Thomas, 

 1885:518. 12. Eailey, An. Hort., 1892:245. 13. Burrill and McCluer, ///. Sta. 

 Bui, 45:333. 1896. 14. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:49. 1903. 

 15. Budd-Hansen, 1903:132. 16. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui., 248:133. 

 1904. 17. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:202. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. Black Sweet (7, 17). Josie Moore (17). Kelley's Sweet (17). 

 MOORE'S LATE SWEET (2, 3). Moore's Late Sweet (17). Moore's Shanty 

 (17). MOORE'S SWEET (8. 10, 12). Moore's Sweet (17). MOORE'S SWEETING 

 (i, 7, n). Moore's Siveeting (4, 17). MOOR'S SWEETING (6). Polhemus 

 (17). Pound Sweet (of some West 4 and 6, of some 17). Red Sweet Pippin 

 (5, 7, 10, 13, 17, of Indiana 4 and 6). Red Winter Sweet of some (17). 

 SWEET PIPPIN (4). Sweet Pippin (6, 17). 



Fruit fairly uniform, of pretty good size and rather dull red 

 color; general appearance moderately attractive. In some por- 

 tions of the state it has been valued particularly because it is an 

 excellent keeper and acceptable in quality for culinary use. It 

 is in season from November to May or June. As grown at this 

 Station its commercial limit in ordinary storage is April (16). 

 The tree comes into bearing rather young. It is usually a good 

 cropper, producing rather heavy crops biennially, or in some 

 cases almost annually. 



