94 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



SYNONYMS. HASKELL (14, 15). HASKELL SWEET (i, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 

 ii, 12, 13). Haskell Sweet (4, 14, 15). SASSAFRAS SWEET (4). Sassafras 

 Sweet (6, 7, 8, 9). 



Fruit large, of good appearance for a greenish-yellow apple, 

 sweet, excellent for culinary use, in season from September to late 

 fall or early winter. The crop does not ripen uniformly. The 

 earliest ripening fruit becomes fully mature in September while 

 at the same time others are green and hard. In ordinary storage 

 the commercial limit appears to be early November and in cold 

 storage the middle of January (15). The tree is a thrifty grower, 

 comes into bearing moderately young and yields full crops bien- 

 nially. Desirable for the home orchard. 



Historical. Origin, Ipswich, Mass. (2, 5). It is not commonly known 

 in New York. It is occasionally listed by nurserymen (12) but is now seldom 

 planted. 



TREE. 



Tree large, vigorous ; branches long, moderately stout with numerous 

 small spurs. Form upright spreading or roundish, rather open. Twigs 

 moderately long, curved, moderately stout ; internodes long. Bark brown, 

 heavily mottled with scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels quite numerous, small, 

 round, not. raised. Buds medium size, plump, obtuse, free, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large or above medium, uniform in size and shape. Form roundish 

 or oblate, regular. Stem short, usually not exserted. Cavity acute to acumi- 

 nate, deep or moderately deep, moderately narrow to rather wide, somewhat 

 furrowed, russeted and with some outspreading russet rays. Calyx 1 large, 

 closed. Basin wide, moderately deep, rather abrupt, smooth or somewhat 

 wrinkled. 



Skin greenish-yellow, more or less dotted and flecked with russet, occa- 

 sionally with a bronze blush. Dots numerous, large, dark. 



Calyx tube large, cone-shape to funnel-form. Stamens median. 



Core rather small, axile ; cells symmetrical, closed ; core lines clasping. 

 Carpels broad at the middle narrowing toward base and apex, emarginate. 

 Seeds medium size, short, plump, obtuse. 



Flesh yellowish, a little coarse, moderately crisp, tender, very sweet, aro- 

 matic, very good in flavor and quality. 



Season September to late fall or early winter. 



HAWLEY. 



REFERENCES, i. Hovey, Mag. Horl., 13:112,535. 1847. fig. 2. Culti- 

 vator, 4:114. 1847. fig. 3. Leavenworth, Horticulturist, 2:27. 1847. fig. 

 4. Cultivator, 5:246. 1848. 5. Cole, 1849:112. fig. 6. Thomas, 1849:156. 



