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222. 15. Barry, 1883:354. 16. Wickson, 1889:247. 17. Lyon, Mich. Hort. 

 Soc. Rpt., 1890:296. 18. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:249. 19. Can. Hort., 16:435. 

 1893. 20. Mathews, Ky. Sta. Bui., 50:32. 1894. 21. Burrill and McCluer, 

 ///. Sta. Bui., 45:341. 1896. 22. Beach, W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1901:76. 



23. Alwood, Va. Sta. Bui, 130:124. 1901. 24. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14: 

 308. 1901. 25. Kan. Sta. Bui., 106:55. 1902. 26. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. 

 P. I. Bui., 48:56. 1903. 27. Budd-Hansen, 1903:176. fig. 28. Beach and Clark, 

 N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:144. 1904. 29. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:72, 286. 

 1905- 



SYNONYMS. Choice Kentuck (29). CIDER (9). Cider (29). CIDER 

 APPLE (i, 2). Fowler (n, 13, 29). Fuller (n, 13, 29). Jackson Winesap 

 (29). Pennsylvania Cider (n, 13, 29). Poplar Bluff (29). POPULAR BLUFF 

 (13). Popular Bluff (n, 29). SMITH'S (10, 26, 29). Smith's (u, 13, 29). 

 SMITH'S CIDER (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, u, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 



24, 25). Smith's Cider (9, 10, 13, 26, 29). 



When well grown this is a beautiful fruit. It ranks good but 

 not high in quality. Coxe (i) observes that it bears some resem- 

 blance to the old Vandevere of Pennsylvania. He describes it under 

 the name Cider Apple by which name it is still commonly known in 

 some sections of the country. Warder (10) remarks that it cannot 

 be recommended for the table but gives great satisfaction for culinary 

 purposes and for market, being " one of the most profitable apples 

 planted in Southwestern Ohio and adjacent counties of Indiana." 

 The tree is a good grower, comes into bearing young and usually is 

 very productive. As grown in New York the fruit usually fails to 

 develop properly in size and quality, and is, on the whole, unsatis- 

 factory and unprofitable. 



Historical. This has long been a favorite apple in Bucks county, Pennsyl- 

 vania where it originated (i, 5, 9, 10, n, 19), and it is highly esteemed in 

 certain regions farther south and west (i, 3, 10, 19, 23). Although it has 

 long been known in cultivation it has not gained much recognition among 

 New York fruit growers. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous with long, moderately stout, straggling branches. 

 Form tall, upright spreading or roundish, rather open. Twigs above medium 

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

 brownish-red lightly mottled with scarf-skin, pubescent. Lenticels quite 

 numerous, inconspicuous, small to medium, round, not raised. Buds medium 

 in size, plump, obtuse to somewhat acute, free or nearly so, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to large when well grown but it often averages below medium. 

 Form roundish oblate inclined to conic or varying to oblong and truncate, 

 regular to somewhat elliptical ; axis often oblique ; sides sometimes unequal. 



