THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 339 



SYNONYMS. Hang-On (5). Timothy (5). Timothy Titus Sort (5). TITUS 

 (7, 8). TV/us />*/>/> (7, 8). W 7 ^// ^/>fe (5). 



This variety evidently belongs in the Yellow Bellflower group. 

 The fruit is large, predominantly yellow, smooth, fair, attractive, 

 agreeably flavored, good either for dessert or culinary uses. The 

 tree is a good grower, hardy, healthy, long-lived, comes into bearing 

 rather young and is a reliable cropper, yielding good to heavy crops 

 biennially or almost annually. The fruit hangs well to the tree. 

 Usually a rather high percentage of the crop is of marketable size, 

 but it does not ripen evenly. Some of the fruit becomes very ripe 

 before winter sets in, but as grown at this Station the bulk of the 

 crop keeps well into the winter in ordinary storage. A considerable 

 portion of it may be held in pretty good condition till April in cold 

 storage and it has been held till May firm and with no decay or 

 scald (7). As grown on Long Island it is in season in fall and 

 early winter. 



The accompanying plate should bear the legend Titus Pippin 

 instead of Titus, since the name Titus has been used for a fall apple 

 of Russian origin. 



Historical. Originated near Hempstead, Long Island (5). We find no 

 record of the time of its origin but as long ago as 1841 Manning gave a 

 description of this fruit and stated that he received the variety from Flushing, 

 N. Y. (i). It is quite commonly cultivated on Long Island but is little known 

 in other portions of the state. 



TREE. 



Tree large, rather vigorous. Form upright spreading, rather dense. Twigs 

 below medium to short, straight, moderately stout, with large terminal buds ; 

 internodes short to rather long. Bark olive-green tinged with reddish-brown, 

 lightly mottled with scarf-skin; slightly pubescent. Lenticels brownish, very 

 scattering, small to medium, roundish, slightly raised. Buds rather prominent, 

 about medium size, plump, acute, free, slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to large. Form oblong conic varying to roundish conic, 

 often irregularly elliptical or obtusely ribbed ; sides somewhat unequal ; axis 

 often somewhat oblique. Stem medium in length and thickness. Cavity small 

 to medium, acuminate or acute, moderately deep to deep, narrow to rather 

 broad, somewhat furrowed, often partly russeted and with narrow, outspread- 

 ing russet rays. Calyx usually large and open or partly so; lobes leafy, long, 

 acute. Basin small, often distinctly oblique, shallow to moderately deep, 

 narrow to medium in width, abrupt, often prominently ribbed, sometimes 

 with mammiform protuberances. 



