STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 89 



Roxbury Russet, English Russet, and Golden Russet (of 

 Western New York). Of these the Roxbury Russet, on account 

 of its size, is of most importance where it can be grown to 

 advantage. The others are smaller than the popular demand 

 of the market calls for and can only be recommended where the 

 first named does not succeed. Indeed it may well be questioned 

 whether they are found as profitable for the market as many 

 other well known varieties which are not so late keepers. The 

 market demand for late keeping apples is now comparatively 

 limited. Hence the early summer price of the English Russet 

 and Golden Russet is seldom more than the mid-winter varieties 

 command. 



But the varieties I have named and described are being 

 grown to a considerable extent. So long as they are produced 

 they should be correctly named. My purpose has been to so 

 describe and figure the principal varieties of russets grown in 

 the State and recommended bypomological authorities that they 

 may be recognized by the growers, and the confusion of names 

 so long met may thereby be made to disappear. 



Of the non-standard russets grown my effort has been to 

 show they are not the recognized varieties. Among them con- 

 fusion must continue unless this society takes them up and gives 

 them a name. 



DISCUSSION. 



Q. I would like to have Mr. Gilbert describe the American 

 Golden Russet? 



A. The tree is an upright grower and never a drooping one ; 

 the best way of identifying these trees is from this fact and the 

 shape of the tree. You have an English Russet with stout 

 branches sticking out high up and with the spurs prominent all 

 up and down those branches and in bearing years stuck full of 

 fruit. The apples are not on the ends of the branches but in 

 looking at the tree you look through a crowd of apples. .The 

 American Russet has long pendant branches with the apples on 

 the ends. The Hunt Russet is flattish in shape with a long stem 

 and bright flushed cheek. 



Q. Do I understand you to say that you have seen the 

 American Golden Russet tree? 



A. Yes, sir. 



