268 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



SYNONYMS. Brier Sweet (6). VAN WYCK CRAB (2, 4, 5, 6, 7). VAN 

 WYCK SIBERIAN (i). VAN WYCK SWEET (3, 4). 



A sweet crabapple which according to Downing (i) originated as a 

 chance seedling in Fishkill, Dutchess county, N. Y. Fruit large for a 

 Siberian crabapple, whitish shaded with bright red, covered with bloom; 

 flesh whitish, tender, moderately juicy, sweet, rich ; it sometimes water- 

 cores; core small, closed; season August and September (i, 2). This 

 variety is occasionally listed by nurserymen (4). It is not generally known 

 in New York and it appears that its cultivation in this state is not increasing. 



WHITNEY. 



REFERENCES. i. Warder, Tilt. four. Hort., 5:206. 1869. fig. 2. Minn. 

 Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1876:109. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1881:16. 4. Barry, 

 1883:360. 5. Gibb, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1884:34. fig. 6. Ib., Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1885:29. 7. Thomas, 1885:529. 8. Can. Hort., 11:42. 1888. 

 9. Wickson, 1889:249. 10. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:300. n. 

 Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:252. 12. Beach, N. Y. S'ta. An. Rpt., 13:584. 1894. 

 13. Burrill and McCluer, ///. Sta. Bui., 45:346. 1896. 14. Farrand, Mich. 

 Sta. Bui., 205:48. 1903. 15. Can. Hort., 26:489. 1903. figs. 16. Budd- 

 Hansen, 1903:228. 



SYNONYMS. WHITNEY (3, 10, n, 14, 15, 16). WHITNEY CRAB (4, 7, 9). 

 WHITNEY No. 20 (i, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13). Whitney No. 20 (15, 16). 



One of the most popular of the large crabapples particularly in 

 the West and North. The fruit .is attractive, yellow, striped with 

 lively red, subacid, good for dessert and very good for culinary uses. 

 It is in season in August and early September. The tree is a thrifty, 

 upright grower, comes into bearing young and is very productive. 



Historical. This variety originated with A. R. Whitney, Franklin Grove, 

 111. (i). It was at first 'disseminated under the name Whitney No. 20, 

 under which name it was described by Warder as early as 1869 (i). It has 

 not been much planted in New York but in regions farther north and west 

 its cultivation is gradually increasing. 



TREE. 



Tree below medium with moderately stout, moderately long, curved 

 branches. Form upright becoming somewhat spreading after fruiting heavily. 

 Twigs short, straight, stout with large terminal buds ; internodes medium 

 size. Bark bright brown tinged with green, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; 

 slightly pubescent near tips. Lenticels numerous, small, oval, not raised. 

 Buds medium to large, broad, obtuse, free, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large, pretty uniform in size and shape. Form roundish inclined 

 to conic or to ovate. Stem slender. Cavity narrow to moderately wide, 



