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THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



A Russian apple commended very highly by Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, 

 Vermont, who was instrumental in introducing Yellow Transparent and Scott. 

 He believed this to be worth more than both of the others and said of it,i 

 "The Russian Baldwin has all the merits with none of the defects of the old 

 Baldwin being as large and handsome, as good a bearer, better quality, and 

 a much better keeper." 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium or above medium. Form roundish oblate, faintly ribbed. 

 Stem short, moderately thick. Cavity deep, narrow to moderately wide, 

 russeted, somewhat furrowed, sometimes lipped. Calyx above medium to 

 small, usually partly open ; lobes short, wide. Basin small, shallow, narrow, 

 somewhat furrowed. 



Skin thin, smooth, almost entirely mottled and splashed with bright red over 

 a clear yellow background, becoming deep red on the exposed cheek with some 

 indistinct streaks of purplish-carmine. Dots small, pale or russet. 



Core above medium to large, wide; cells partly open; core lines clasping. 

 Seeds numerous, small, plump, dark brown. 



Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, moderately fine, crisp, moderately juicy, 

 mild subacid, good. 



RUTLEDGE, 



REFERENCES, i. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:248. 2. N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., u: 

 223. 1892. 3. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 56:272. 1905. 



This evidently belongs in the same group as the Bethel and Blue Pearmain. 

 Its affinity to the Blue Pearmain group is shown by the texture, flavor and 

 quality of the flesh and by the bloom, conspicuous dots and characteristic 

 yellow and red colors of the skin. It is less highly colored than either Blue 

 Pearmain or Bethel but is a better keeper than either. ' The fruit is pretty 

 uniformly of good size and desirable form. The tree is a good strong grower, 

 does not come into bearing very young, but is an annual cropper, yielding 

 moderately heavy to good crops. It does not appear to be of sufficient value 

 for New York state to be worthy of testing except perhaps in those regions 

 where Bethel and Blue Pearmain are most valued. 



Historical. Received for testing at this Station from T. V. Munson, Deni- 

 son, Texas, in 1892 (2). 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous with very long and moderately stout branches ; laterals char- 

 acteristically covered with numerous small spurs. Form upright spreading or 

 roundish, dense. Ttvigs short to rather long, curved or nearly straight, mod- 

 erately stout; terminal buds large; internodes medium to long. Bark olive- 

 green washed with reddish-brown, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; heavily 

 pubescent. Lenticels numerous, small to medium, round or slightly elongated, 

 slightly raised. Buds medium in size, plump, acute, free, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



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

 globular varying to roundish oblate or to slightly oblong, regular or some- 

 what ribbed, usually symmetrical. Stem short to medium, moderately slender 



'Letter. 1897. 



