204 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



Historical. "A very ancient English culinary and cider apple" (24). It 

 is frequently listed by nurserymen but is now seldom planted in New York 

 being superseded by other better varieties. 



TREE. 



Tree medium to large, moderately vigorous to vigorous. Form upright or 

 inclined to roundish, rather dense. Twigs short to rather long, curved, 

 moderately stout; internodes short. Bark dark brown, lightly streaked with 

 scarf-skin; heavily pubescent. Lcnticeh very scattering, small, oblong, not 

 raised. Buds medium size, broad, obtuse, free, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to sometimes large, uniform in shape but not in size. Form 

 roundish to roundish conic, slightly ribbed; sides unequal. Stem short to 

 rather long, moderately slender. Cavity acute, moderately deep, medium or 

 sometimes narrow, sometimes slightly furrowed, sometimes with thin, radiat- 

 ing russet rays. Calyx medium to rather small, closed or slightly open ; lobes 

 rather short. Basin shallow, narrow, furrowed, somewhat wrinkled. 



Skin moderately thin, moderately tender, slightly roughened, greenish- 

 yellow almost entirely overspread with purplish-red, mottled, irregularly 

 splashed and sometimes indistinctly striped with dark carmine, overspread 

 with thin white bloom. Dots small, few, light russet or yellow. 



Calyx tube short, wide, cone-shape. Stamens marginal to median. 



Core medium size, somewhat abaxile; cells usually symmetrical but not 

 uniformly developed, open to nearly closed ; core lines meeting. Carpels 

 broad ovate, rather concave, mucronate, tufted. Seeds rather large or me- 

 dium size, moderately wide, plump, obtuse. 



Flesh yellowish often stained with pink, soft, fine, juicy, aromatic, mild, 

 pleasant, subacid, good. 



Season August to October. 



SOUR BOUGH. 



REFERENCE, i. Downing, 1869:357. 

 SYNONYMS. None. 



This is an old Westchester county variety which, according to 

 Downing, is of medium size, roundish conic, yellow with whitish, 

 brisk subacid flesh, good for cooking. Season, September. " Often 

 knotty and unprofitable " ( I ) . 



The name Sour Bough has also been applied sometimes to the 

 Champlain ; see page 30 ; and also to the Tart Bough ; see 

 page 220. 



SPECTATOR 



REFERENCE, i. Downing, 1869:357. 

 SYNONYMS. None. 



