THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 205 



Originated with J. W. Bailey, Plattsbttrg, N. Y. According to Down- 

 ing (i) this is an apple of medium size, ribbed, yellow, shaded with red 

 in the sun; flesh white, subacid, hardly good; season September. The 

 variety is unknown to us. 



STARKEY. 



REFERENCES, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1875:65. 2. Downing, 1876:69 app. 

 3. Thomas, 1885:524. 4. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1893:133. 5. Am. Ponti 

 Soc. Cat., 1897:14. 6. Budd-Hansen, 1903:1/9. 



SYNONYMS. None. 



Fruit of good size, fair, well colored, largely striped and splashed 

 with red, pleasant subacid, excellent for dessert or culinary use. 

 Season, October to midwinter. In Maine, where it originated, it 

 is said to be popular in market. It has not been sufficiently tested 

 to determine its value for this state, but it appears to be worthy of 

 testing. Tree a hardy and vigorous grower in the nursery, becom- 

 ing rather large and spreading in the orchard ; comes into bearing 

 rather young and is a good biennial cropper. 



Historical. Originated on the farm of Moses Starkey, North Vassalboro, 

 Kennebec county, Me. 



TREE. 



Tree medium to rather large, moderately vigorous to vigorous with long, 

 moderately stout, curved branches. Form spreading or roundish, open. 

 Tivigs medium to long, stout, geniculate, often irregularly crooked; inter- 

 nodes long to below medium. Bark brownish-red mingled sometimes with 

 olive-green, irregularly mottled with scarf-skin; pubescent near tips. Lcn- 

 ticels scattering, inconspicuous, medium size or below, round, raised. Buds 

 medium to large, prominent, plump, acute, free, slightly pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to rather large. Form oblate or oblate conical, regular or 

 faintly ribbed, symmetrical. Stem medium length. Cavity medium size, 

 rather shallow, partly covered with greenish russet. Calyx large, closed 

 or nearly so. Basin medium size, shallow, somewhat wrinkled. 



Skin pale yellow, washed or deeply blushed with lively red, splashed and 

 striped with carmine. Dots pale gray or russet. Prevailing effect red. 



Calyx tube conical or somewhat funnel-form. 



Core rather small. 



Flesh whitish, firm, rather fine, juicy, crisp, pleasant, lively subacid, be- 

 coming mild subacid, very good. 



Season October to January. 



