408 The Commercial Apple Industry 



states of Maine, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and 

 Michigan, but these are confined to old orchards. The 

 tree grows to large size, particularly in the Pajaro Valley. 

 Pruit is usually large but varies greatly in size, a detract- 

 ing feature from a. commercial standpoint. Its tender skin 

 necessitates care in spraying and in handling. 



Russets. 



Russet is the name ordinarily given to a great number of 

 different varieties of russet apples. The Roxbury and the 

 Golden Russet are most commonly found on the market 

 and most widely grown. They have long been in general 

 cultivation. Others of very limited production are Eng- 

 lish Russet, Perry Russet, French Russet (Pomme Grise), 

 Hunt Russet, Long Island Russet and American Golden 

 Russet. Of these, English Russet and Perry Russet are 

 much the most important, although Pomme Grise is very 

 well known in Quebec, Canada. 



The Roxbury is supposed to have originated at Roxbury, 

 Massachusetts, about 1620. It is the most popular russet 

 apple and is especially adapted to northern localities, New 

 York and New England. It has proved a reliable cropper 

 in western New York, where it ranks next to Northern 

 Spy and above Tompkins King in commercial importance. 

 It does not seem well adapted to the South. The fruit is 

 usually above medium to large and variable in form, the 

 sides often being unequal or the form elliptical. It keeps 

 until May or June in common storage and often may be 

 held two years in cold storage. It is of good quality, but 

 since the cold storage has come into general use, other 

 more generally favored varieties have detracted from its 

 popularity and young plantings are practically unknown. 



