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as this Rock Pippin has been sent us from Pullman, Washington, under the 

 name Rock. 



W. H. Hart of Poughkeepsie informs us that Rock Pippin is found in 

 many orchards in Dutchess county but in no large blocks. He considers it 

 a good variety to grow for profit because it keeps very late and is a good 

 export apple to succeed the Newtown at the end of the season. In some 

 seasons it is inclined to scab. It does not average as large as Baldwin and 

 grades less No. i fruit than that variety. Its commercial season in ordinary 

 storage extends to April and in cold storage to June or July. Mr. Hart re- 

 ports that the tree is large, very vigorous, upright, with long, erect, stout, 

 yellowish-brown twigs. It is hardy, very healthy, long-lived, a reliable cropper 

 and, if kept free from scab, yields good to heavy crops biennially. The tree 

 does not come into bearing very young. The fruit hangs to the tree exception- 

 ally well. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit below medium to above, uniform in size and shape. Form roundish 

 oblate to roundish, not inclined to conic, regular or nearly so; sides sometimes 

 unequal. Stem short to medium, moderately thick, pubescent. Cavity small 

 to above medium, acute to somewhat acuminate or sometimes approaching 

 obtuse, moderately deep to deep, narrow to moderately broad, furrowed 

 obscurely if at all, usually somewhat russeted. Calyx' medium to small, 

 closed; lobes convergent to connivent. Basin scarcely depressed and very 

 obtuse or varying to moderately deep and abrupt, wide, slightly furrowed 

 and wrinkled. 



Skin moderately thick, tough, smooth or slightly roughened with russet 

 dots, rather glossy, green or light yellow thinly washed with pinkish-red often 

 deepening to a distinct bright blush, streaked and mottled with pale scarf-skin 

 toward the cavity. Dots numerous, mostly irregular, submerged and whitish 

 around the basin, sometimes areolar with fine russet point; the russet ones 

 are larger, more irregular and scattering toward the cavity. Prevailing effect 

 pale yellow. 



Calyx tube small, conical to funnel-form. Stamens median to basal. 



Core medium to small, axile ; cells closed; core lines clasping. Carpels thin, 

 broadly roundish to somewhat obcordate, emarginate, somewhat tufted. Seeds 

 rather dark brown, medium to large, rather wide, acute to obtuse, sometimes 

 tufted, compactly filling the cells. 



Flesh whitish or slightly tinged with yellow, very firm, rather hard, a little 

 coarse, somewhat crisp, rather tender, aromatic, juicy, sprightly subacid, good 

 but not high in flavor. 



ROMANITE. 



REFERENCES, i. (?) Phoenix, Horticulturist, 4:471. 1850.' 2. Downing, 1869: 

 339- fig. 3- Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1871:8. 4. Fitz, 1872:143. 5. Wickson, 

 1889:247. 6. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:248. 7. Clayton, Ala. Sta. Bui., 47:6. 

 1893. 8. Stinson, Ark. Sta. An. Rpt., 7:47. 1894. 9. Budd-Hansen, 1903:166. 

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SYNONYMS. Broad River (2). Little Red Romanite. (RED ROMANITE, i) ? 

 ROMANITE of the South (3, 4). ROMANITE, SOUTH (9). Southern Romanite 



(2, 8). 



