THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. n 



This fruit approaches the Oldenburg type in some respects. It is of good 

 size and usually attractive in color, sptightly subacid, very good for culinary 

 purposes ; season September. The tree is hardy, comes into bearing young 

 and is a good biennial bearer. 



Historical. A Russian apple received from T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vt, 

 in 1888 for testing at this Station (3, 4). 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous with short, stout branches. Form spreading, 

 flat, rather dense. Twigs short, curved, stout with large terminal buds; 

 internodes short. Bark dull brown, mingled with olive-green, heavily coated 

 with gray scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticcls scattering, medium to large, 

 oval, slightly raised. Buds prominent, large, broad, plump, obtuse, free, 

 pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large. Form roundish to roundish oblate, somewhat inclined to 

 conic, regular or obscurely ribbed; sides often unequal. Stem short to 

 medium, rather slender. Cavity medium to rather large, acute to acuminate, 

 moderately deep, rather wide, slightly furrowed, greenish-russet. Calyx 

 large, closed or partly open. Basin uneven, wide, abrupt, wrinkled. 



Skin yellow or pale yellow, shaded, striped and splashed with red and 

 overspread with pinkish bloom. Prevailing effect striped red. 



Core large, open. 



Flesh yellowish, firm, a little coarse, rather crisp, moderately juicy, sprightly 

 subacid, good. 



AUTUMN SWAAR. 



REFERENCES, i. Genesee Farmer, 1838 (cited by 10). 2. Downing, 1857:115. 

 3. Hooper, 1857:14. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1862. 5. Warder, 1867:572. 

 fig. 6. Downing, 1869:82. 7. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:288. 8. 

 Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 9. Budd-Hansen, 1903:41. 10. Ragan, U. S. B. 

 P. I. Bui, 56:107. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. AUTUMN SWAAR (4, 7, 8, 9). AUTUMNAL SWAAR (i, 2, 3, 6). 

 Autumnal Sii'aar (10). FALL SWAAR (10, of the West 5). Fall Szvaar of 

 West (6, 9, 10). 



This belongs to the Fall Orange group and the fruit resembles Fall Orange 

 very closely. It is very good in quality for either dessert or culinary uses. 

 The tree is hardy, vigorous and spreading; not satisfactorily productive (7). 

 It is occasionally found in cultivation in this state but is now seldom or 

 never planted. Its origin is unknown. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium to medium, sometimes large. Form oblate to 

 roundish conic. Stem often short, thick and irregularly knobbed. Cavity 

 acute, deep, broad, often lipped or irregular, with concentric russet marks 

 and with outspreading russet rays. Calyx medium to small, closed or slightly 

 open. Basin medium in depth, medium to narrow, abrupt, slightly ridged. 



Skin orange-yellow or greenish, in some cases with a decided blush but 



