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Can. Hort., 13:216. 1890. n. Van Deman, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1890:418. 

 col. pi. 12. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:251. 13. Amer. Card., 13:639. 1892. 

 14. Can. Hort., 16:359. 1893. 15. Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 53:279. 1894. 

 16. Amer. Card., 16:332, 412. 1895. ng. 17. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 

 14:255. 1895. 18. Can. Hort., 20:183, 4 12 - 1897. 19- Amer. Card., 19:652. 

 1898. 20. Macoun, Can. Deft. Agr. Rpt., 1901 198. ai. Hansen, S. D. Sta. 

 Bid., 76:103. 1902. 22. Munson, Me. Sta. An. Rpt., 18:85. 1902. 23. Budd- 

 Hansen, 1903:186. fig. 24. Thomas, 1903:303. 



SYNONYMS. SUISLEPPER (3, 4). Suislepper (5). SWITZER (i, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 

 9, 10, ii, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24). Switzer (3, 4). 



When well grown this is a very handsome fruit of medium 

 size or below, nearly white with beautiful blush. It is very 

 good in flavor and quality either for dessert or culinary uses. 

 As fruited at this Station the tree comes into bearing rather 

 early and is a fairly reliable cropper yielding pretty good crops 

 biennially. As compared with standard varieties of its season 

 it does not appear to merit the attention of New York fruit 

 growers. 



Historical. A Russian apple imported by the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture in 1870. It was received in 1888 for testing at this Station from 

 T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vt. 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous with short, moderately stout, curved and crooked 

 branches. Form spreading, rather flat, open. Twigs short, curved, stout 

 with large terminal buds ; internodes medium. Bark dark brown, streaked 

 with heavy scarf-skin, slightly pubescent. Lenticels scattering, small, round, 

 not raised. Buds large, prominent, broad, plump, obtuse, free, heavily pubes- 

 cent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit below medium to above medium. Form roundish or oblate, regular. 

 Stem medium to rather long, rather slender. Cavity acuminate, moderately 

 shallow, narrow, lightly russeted with thin, greenish-russet. Calyx small, 

 closed ; lobes medium in length, narrow, acute. Basin shallow or almost none, 

 narrow to wide, furrowed, often wrinkled. 



Skin clear white or becoming yellowish, washed with bright pink which 

 often deepens to crimson. Dots whitish, obscure. 



Calyx tube variable, elongated conical to cylindrical or funnel-form. 

 Stamens median to somewhat basal. 



Core large, axile ; cells closed or partly open ; core lines clasping. Carpels 

 round, deeply emarginate. Seeds large, dark brown, medium in width, long. 



Flesh white, firm, fine, juicy, mild subacid, good. 



Season late August to October. 

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