200 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



It is distinct from both Sharp Greening and Sharp Russet. 

 Buckman believes that it is the same as the Butler or Butler Sweet 

 of Pennsylvania. 1 



Historical. Received from Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale, Illinois, in 

 1889 for testing at this Station. Mr. Buckman obtained his stock from the 

 Illinois Experiment Station. That Station secured the variety from A. N. 

 Lawver, who received it from Halliday and Son, Baltimore, Maryland. 



TREE. 



Tree below medium size, a slow grower with short, moderately stout 

 branches. Form upright spreading or roundish, open. Twigs short to below 

 medium, stout to rather slender, straight; internodes medium. Bark dull 

 brown or brownish-red with some olive-green, streaked with thin scarf-skin; 

 slightly pubescent. Lenticels quite numerous, medium to small, oblong, 

 slightly raised. Buds medium size or below medium, prominent, plump, 

 obtuse, free or nearly so, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit often below medium, sometimes above medium, uniform in shape 

 and size. Form roundish oblate to roundish conic, sometimes approaching 

 oblong conic, regular or very faintly ribbed, symmetrical. Stem often very 

 short and not exserted. Cavity usually rather large, acute to acuminate, 

 moderately deep to deep, moderately wide to wide, sometimes very slightly 

 furrowed and often russeted. Calyx small to medium, closed or partly open ; 

 lobes long. Basin moderately shallow to rather deep, moderately wide, abrupt, 

 smooth or sometimes slightly ridged or wrinkled. 



Skin attractive pale yellow partly covered with a bright blush. Dots 

 minute, pale or brown. 



Calyx tube funnel-form. Stamens median to basal. 



Core medium in size, somewhat abaxile ; cells open or closed ; core lines 

 clasping. Carpels broadly roundish or somewhat elliptical, emarginate. Seeds 

 medium or above, moderately long, rather flat, obtuse, dark. 



Flesh whitish, moderately firm, fine-grained, tender, crisp, juicy, mild 

 subacid, nearly sweet, very good. 



Season late September into October. 



SHERMAN. 



REFERENCES, i. Rural N. Y., 1870 (cited by 3). 2. Downing, 1872:31 app. 

 3. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:281. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. SHERMAN (3"). SHERMAN'S FAVORITE (2). Sherman's Favorite 

 (3). SHERMAN'S SWEET (i). Sherman's Sweet (2, 3). 



A yellow sweet apple of good medium size and mild, rather rich flavor; 

 in season from November to January (2). Downing states that it origi- 

 nated on the farm of E. C. Sherman, Wyoming, N. Y. We have received 

 no report concerning this variety and find no account of its having been 

 grown outside of the place of its origin. 



1 Letter, 1895. 



