THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 161 



PEARSAIJL 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1869 :30O. 2. Thomas, 1875 :5o8. 

 SYNONYMS. PEARSALL'S SWEET (i, 2). 



This variety is supposed to have originated in Queens county, N. Y. Ac- 

 cording to Downing the fruit is a good keeper and valuable for baking. The 

 tree upright spreading, quite productive. Fruit rather large, yellow, partly 

 covered with light red. Flesh moderately juicy, sweet, good. Season Novem- 

 ber to January (i). 



PEASE. 



REFERENCES, i. Rural N. Y., 54:776. 1895. fig. 2. Heiges, U. S. Pom. 

 Rpt., 1895 136. 3. Rural N. Y., 56 -.222. 1897. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1899 : 

 19. 5. Rural N. Y., 61:249. 1902. 6. Budd-Hansen, 1903:147. 7. J. W. 

 Adams and Co., Springfield, Mass., Cat. 



SYNONYMS. PEASE, Walter (4, 6). WALTER PEASE (i, 2, 3, 5, 7). 



A pleasant-flavored apple of good size, attractive appearance 

 and excellent dessert quality, but too mild in flavor to excel 

 for culinary uses. The fruit being rather tender requires careful 

 handling and on this account is better adapted for local than for 

 distant markets. It is worthy of the attention of New York fruit 

 growers where a dessert apple of this type is desired. The crop 

 ripens unevenly. The earliest fruit comes in season the latter 

 part of September or early in October, while a considerable portion 

 of the later ripening fruit may remain sound till midwinter or later. 

 Sometimes there is considerable loss from premature dropping of 

 the fruit during September wind storms. The tree is a good 

 grower, hardy, comes into bearing moderately young and is a pretty 

 reliable cropper, alternating light with heavier crops. 



Historical. Originated in the seedling orchard of Walter Pease, Somers, 

 Conn., in the early part of the last century (3). It was at first propagated 

 by the Shakers near the place of its origin and there came to be recognized 

 locally as a valuable variety. Within recent years it has been propagated 

 to a considerable extent by nurserymen and is being more widely dissemi- 

 nated. 



TREE. 



Tree rather large, moderately vigorous to vigorous. Form upright to 

 roundish. Twigs moderately long, a little curved, stout; internodes medium 

 to short. Bark clear brownish-red, heavily coated with scarf-skin ; pubes- 

 cent. Lenticels scattering, below medium to above medium, roundish, slightly 



