THE APPLE. 241 



KING OF TOMPKINS COUNTY. 

 King- Apple. Toms Red. Tommy Bed. 



Origin uncertain; said to have originated with Thomas Thacher, 

 Warren Co., N. J. A valuable market fruit. Tree very vigorous, 

 spreading, an abundant bearer annually. Young shoots very dark red- 

 dish brown, quite downy, especially toward the ends. 



Fruit large, globular, inclining to conic, sometimes oblate, angular. 

 Color yellowish, mostly shaded with red, striped and splashed with 

 crimson. Stalk rather stout and short, inserted in a large, somewhat 

 irregular cavity. Calyx small and closed, set in a medium, slightly cor- 

 rugated basin. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, tender, with an 

 exceedingly agreeable, rich, vinous flavor, delightfully aromatic. Yery 

 good to best. December to March. 



KlNGSLEY. 



Origin, Monroe Co., N. Y. Tree an erect moderate grower, an early 

 bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish, yellowish, striped and splashed with red. 

 Flesh fine-grained, juicy, melting, subacid. Yery good. November, 

 February. 



KINGSTON BLACK. 



A small English cider fruit of little value. 



Fruit roundish, pale yellow, striped with red. Flesh white, stained* 

 with red, tender, juicy, sweet. November, December. 



KING TOM. 



From North Carolina. Origin unknown. Tree a crooked, twisting,, 

 tangled grower, forming a low head, with stout, distinct, blunt shoots. 



Fruit medium, roundish, orange yellow. Flesh yellow, rather tough,, 

 spicy. August. (Ga. Hort. S. Rep.) 



KlNNEY. 



A Southern variety, little known. 



Fruit medium, roundish conic, greenish yellow, thickly sprinkled 

 with gray dots and some russet. Stalk long, slender. Calyx closed. 

 Flesh yellowish, rather firm, moderately juicy, subacid. Good. No- 

 vember, December. 



KlRKBRIDGE WHITE. 



Tree of rather slow upright growth, an early and abundant bearer. 



Fruit below medium, oblong ovate, very irregular, ribbed, yellowish 

 white. Stalk short and small, in a narrow cavity. Calyx small and 

 closed. Segments long, reflexed. Basin narrow. Flesh white, tender, 

 juicy, subacid. Core rather large. Good. August and September. 



KlRTLAND. 

 Kirtland's Seedling. 

 Tree vigorous, and a good bearer. 



Fruit large, oblong, deep rich yellow at maturity. Flesh yellowish,, 

 tender, spicy, subacid. Mid autumn. (Am. Hort. An.) 



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