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Skin tough, smooth, grass-green or yellowish, largely covered with rather 

 dull, deep red and indistinctly striped with darker red. Dots gray or whitish, 

 small, sometimes rather conspicuous. Prevailing effect dark red. 



Calyx tube rather small, varying from conical to funnel-form. Stamens 

 median to slightly marginal. 



Core rather small; cells partly open; core lines clasping. Carpels much 

 concave, roundish varying to nearly cordate, slightly emarginate. Seeds 

 rather large, long, acute, dark; often some are abortive. 



Flesh greenish or tinged with yellow, firm, a little coarse, rather tender, 

 juicy, mild subacid, somewhat aromatic, good to very good. 



Season January to May. 



PARK SPICE. 



REFERENCES, i. Carpenter, Horticulturist, 19:114. 1864. figs. 2. Am. Pom. 

 Soc. Rpt., 1867. (cited by 5). 3. Downing, 1869:298. 4. Thomas, 1897:648. 

 5. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 56:225. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. PARK (5). Park Apple (3, 4, 5). Park Spice (5). 



As described by Carpenter, Downing and Thomas (i, 3, 4) the fruit of 

 the Park Spice apple is medium to rather large, yellowish shaded with red 

 and striped with crimson ; the flesh is yellowish-white, fine-grained, crisp, 

 juicy, mild subacid, pleasantly aromatic, very good in quality; in season from 

 December to March. 



Historical. Originated on the Park farm in Harrison, Westchester county, 

 New York. In 1864 Carpenter stated that the original tree, then supposed to 

 be over a hundred years old, was still vigorous and productive (i). So far 

 as we can learn the variety is now obsolete. 



PARLIN. 



REFERENCES, i. Heiges, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1894:21. 2. ///. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 

 1899. (cited by 4). 3. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1901:97. 4. Ragan, 

 U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 56:225. 1905. 



SYNONYM. PARLIN'S BEAUTY (3). Parlin's Beauty (4). 



An attractive red apple of pretty good quality for dessert but being mildly 

 sweet in flavor is less suitable for culinary uses. It has not as yet been tested 

 sufficiently to determine its value for this region. 



Historical. In 1894 the original tree over fifty years old was still standing 

 at Norridgewock, Maine, still vigorous, healthy and productive (i). The 

 variety has as yet been but little disseminated in New York. 



TREE. 



Tree not a strong grower, below medium size; branches rather short and 

 moderately stout. Form upright and somewhat spreading or roundish. Twigs 

 short, straight, moderately stout with large terminal buds; internodes long 

 o medium. Bark brown tinged with red, partly overlaid with rather thick 

 scarf-skin ; pubescent near tips. Lenticels scattering, medium to small, round- 

 ish or elongated, raised but slightly if at all. Buds large to medium, prom- 

 inent, broad, plump, acute, free, pubescent. 



