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TREE. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous. Form roundish or somewhat spreading. 

 Twigs rather slender, very short- jointed, with prominent shoulders (14). 

 Buds medium in size. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit small to large, usually rather large. Form oblong inclined to conic, 

 rather truncate at base and with apex oblique and somewhat ribbed. Stem 

 medium to rather short, moderately thick to slender, sometimes knobbed, 

 curved. Cavity acute to acuminate, medium to deep, medium in width to 

 rather narrow, symmetrical or compressed, sometimes lipped, usually faintly 

 russeted. Calyx rather large, closed or partly open; lobes usually separated 

 at base, short, rather narrow, broadly acute. Basin moderately deep to 

 shallow, rather narrow, abrupt, broadly furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin moderately thin, smooth, rather glossy, clear bright yellow with a 

 faint blush, usually rather obscurely striped with darker red marked with 

 scattering red dots. Dots usually medium to very small, often submerged, 

 green with whitish center, sometimes russet. 



Calyx tube rather short, wide, broadly conical. Stamens median to basal. 



Core medium to large, axile to somewhat abaxile ; cells partly open to 

 wide open; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels broadly ovate 

 to elliptical, mucronate. Seeds below medium to rather large, plump, 

 rounded, acute. 



Flesh yellow, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, agreeably aromatic, 

 sprightly, good to very good for either dessert or culinary uses. 



Season. It begins to ripen in September and continues in use till Novem- 

 ber or later. 



POUND SWEET. 



REFERENCE, i. Downing, 1869:311. 



SYNONYMS. None. 



This name has been applied to several varieties of large sweet apples. 

 Downing mentions one which is large, roundish conic, greenish-yellow with 

 slight red in sun; flesh yellowish, tender, moderately juicy, sweet; season 

 September and October; and another which is large, roundish, red; flesh 

 whitish, moderately juicy, aromatic, sweet (i). Others are described by 

 other authors and some which are known locally by this name have perhaps 

 never been described in any publication. 



The variety most commonly known in Central and Western New York 

 under the name Pound Sweet is large, globular, marbled with yellow and 

 green and streaked with whitish scarf-skin. It is described under its correct 

 name Pumpkin Sweet on page 171. 



PRIMATE. 



REFERENCES, i. Cowles, Mag. Hort., 16:450. 1850. fig. 2. Ib., 17:506. 

 1851. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1854. 4. Mag. Hort., 20:241. 1854. 5. El- 

 liott, 1854:153. fig. 6. Mag. Hort., 21:62. 1855. 7. Gregg, 1857:38. 8. 

 Downing, 1857:93. fig. g. Horticulturist, 14:471. 1859. 10. Mag. Hort., 



