228 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



apple belt south of Lake Ontario. It is especially subject to 

 sunscald and canker on the trunk and larger limbs. For this 

 reason it is desirable to topwork it upon some hardy and thrifty 

 stock such as Tolman Sweet or Northern Spy. Careful atten- 

 tion should be given to treating the canker. 1 The top is inclined 

 to grow rather dense and requires constant attention to keep it 

 properly pruned to admit the light to the foliage in all parts of 

 the tree so that the fruit may color properly. The tree when 

 full grown is of medium size or below medium and may be 

 planted closer in the orchard than Baldwin, Rhode Island 

 Greening or Northern Spy. It comes into bearing rather young 

 and is almost an annual bearer yielding moderate to good or 

 even heavy crops. The skin of the fruit is apt to be roughened 

 by the application of spray mixtures. In spraying Twenty 

 Ounce after the fruit is set, it is therefore desirable to use an 

 abundance of lime in the bordeaux mixture and make the appli- 

 cation uniform and thorough but not excessive. 



In different localities in New York Twenty Ounce is known 

 under the various synonyms of Cayuga Redstreak, Wine Apple 

 and Limbertwig. It is quite distinct from Twenty Ounce Pip- 

 pin; see Volume I, page 349. 



Historical. This variety was brought to the notice of pomologists about 

 sixty years ago (i, 3), when fruit of it grown in Cayuga county, N. Y., 

 was exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. At that 

 time its cultivation appeared to be mostly confined to Cayuga county and 

 its origin was unknown. In 1857 Downing (8) reported that it originated in 

 Connecticut but upon what authority we are unable to state. Twenty 

 Ounce is well known in most of the apple-growing sections of the state and 

 in certain districts its cultivation for commercial purposes appears to be 

 increasing. It is pretty generally listed by nurserymen (17). 



TREE. 



Tree moderately vigorous with branches moderately long and moderately 

 stout. Form upright becoming roundish, dense; laterals willowy, slender 

 and more or less drooping. Twigs short, straight, slender; internodes 

 medium. Bark reddish-brown tinged with green, lightly streaked with 

 scarf-skin ; slightly pubescent. Lcnticcls quite numerous, medium size, round, 

 not raised. Buds medium size, broad, flat, obtuse, appressed, pubescent. 



IN. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 18:399-418. 1899- Ib., 22:321-386. 1903. 



