Varieties of Apples 429 



Twenty Ounce. 



The Twenty Ounce has proved one of the most popular 

 of fall varieties for commercial planting. Its origin is 

 unknown, but it was first brought to attention when fruit 

 grown in Cayuga County, New York, was exhibited before 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society about seventy 

 years ago. It is one of the most important fall varieties 

 grown in New York, being particularly important in Mon- 

 roe and other western counties in the Lake Shore region. 



The fruit is large and attractive, being green and later 

 yellowish with broad stripes and splashes of red. In New 

 York it is in season from September to early winter, while 

 in New Jersey and Delaware it comes on the market in 

 August. The Twenty Ounce keeps very well for a fall 

 variety and stands shipping well. It is usually handled 

 without going into cold storage, although it may be kept 

 until midwinter in storage. The fruit is fairly uniform 

 in size, is of good marketable quality and is well known in 

 eastern commercial markets where it brings good prices. 

 The tree is vigorous, with erect main branches, but more 

 or less willowy and drooping laterals. The trunk and 

 larger limbs are especially subject to sun-scald and canker. 

 Closer planting may be practiced than with Baldwin, 

 Rhode Island Greening, Northern Spy, York, or other var- 

 ieties, which attain considerable size. Twenty Ounce is 

 recommended for commercial planting in Delaware, New 

 Jersey, and many parts of New England and New York. 



Gravenstein. 



Gravenstein was introduced into this country from cen- 

 tral Europe early in the nineteenth century. It is of 



