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and splashed with scarlet. Dots many, large, often red areolar with russet 

 center. General appearance beautiful and attractive. Flesh white or with 

 slight yellowish tinge, moderately juicy, mild subacid. 



Season October to February. In the vicinity of its origin its season closes 

 from a month to six weeks earlier than either Hubbardston or Tompkins 

 King. In Northern New York and Ontario its season is late fall and early 

 winter and often extends to midwinter. 



CREAM. 



REFERENCES, i. N. E. Farmer, 1831 (cited by 3). 2. Downing, 1869:137. 

 3. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 56 :82. 1905. 

 SYNONYMS. None. 



This variety originated in Queens county, N. Y. So far as we know it is 

 no longer cultivated. Downing describes the tree as a vigorous grower and 

 an early bearer and the fruit as medium or below, yellowish, fine-grained, 

 pleasant, sweet, in season in September and October. Valued by some for 

 dessert and culinary uses. 



CROW EGG. 



REFERENCES, i. Kenrick, 1832:43. 2. Downing, 1857:211. 3. Warder, 

 1867:716. 4. Burrill and McCluer, ///. Sta. Bui., 45:318. 1896. 

 SYNONYMS. CROW EGG (2). CROW'S EGG (i, 3, 4). Egg Jop? (2). 



A sweet apple which is still occasionally found in very old orchards but is 

 now practically obsolete. Some esteem it highly for dessert. Downing calls 

 it not very good in quality (2). The old trees are productive. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous. Form upright spreading; top roundish, open; 

 branches long, slender, crooked. Twigs medium in size, curved, slender; 

 internodes very short. Bark reddish-brown, streaked with scarf-skin, slightly 

 pubescent. Lcnticcls numerous, very small, oblong. Buds small, plump, 

 obtuse, deeply set in the bark. Leaves medium in size, narrow. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit about medium in size. Form roundish to oblong or ovate. Stem 

 long, slender. Cavity obtuse to sometimes acute, shallow, medium in width, 

 symmetrical or obscurely furrowed, bright green or sometimes with out- 

 spreading russet. Calyx small to medium, closed. Basin small, shallow, 

 narrow, somewhat abrupt, furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin tough, nearly smooth, bright pale yellow or greenish sometimes with 

 faint bronze blush. Dots numerous, very small but conspicuous, russet. 



Calyx tube rather small, funnel-shape or cone-shape. Stamens median. 



Core large, abaxile; cells usually symmetrical and open; core lines clasp- 

 ing the funnel cylinder or meeting when the tube is conical. Carpels ovate, 

 nearly smooth. Seeds numerous, rather light brown, flat, acute to acuminate. 



Flesh whitish, firm, crisp, tender, rather juicy, sweet, agreeably flavored, 

 good to very good. 



Season October and November. 



