The Apples of New York. 



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Deman, Rural N. Y., 61 167 1. 1902. Hg. 9. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bui, 

 205 144. 1903. 10. Budd-Hansen, 1903 167. 



Synonyms. Cornell (6, 8, 9). Cornell Fancy (i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7). Cornell 

 Fancy (8). Cornell Fancy (10). Cornell's Favourite (i). 



Fruit usually of good medium size, sometimes large, waxen yellow and 

 red, agreeable for dessert, in season from early September to November. 

 The tree sometimes lacks vigor and productiveness (9). 



Historical. Origin Pennsylvania (i). It is but little known in New York. 



Fruit, 



Fruit above medium to large, uniform in size, somewhat variable in shape. 

 Form roundish conic to oblate conic, often quite strongly ribbed, irregular ; 

 sides usually unequal. Stem medium to rather long and slender. Cavity 

 moderately deep to deep, moderately wide, often compressed, sometimes 

 lipped, sometimes russeted, with the russet extending beyond the cavity. 

 Calyx below medium to rather large, closed or slightly open; lobes some- 

 times separated at the base, often upright, moderately acute. Basin deep, 

 wide, rather abrupt, strongly furrowed, slightly wrinkled. 



Skin moderately thick, tough, smooth, clear pale waxen j-ellow, partly 

 overspread with thin attractive pinkish-red, often quite regularly splashed 

 and striped with bright carmine. Dots conspicuous, variable, often large, 

 irregular, russet or areolar with russet center, varying to small, light colored 

 and submerged. Prevailing effect handsome red striped over clear yellow. 



Calyx tube rather large, rather short, conical. Stamens median. 



Core below medium, variable, nearly axile to decidedly abaxile ; cells 

 variable, open or closed; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels 

 broadly ovate, slightly emarginate, sometimes tufted. Seeds numerous, 

 rather large, dark brown, rather narrow, long, plump, acute to acuminate, 

 sometimes tufted. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, often affected with " Baldwin Spot," firm, mod- 

 erately coarse, crisp, moderately tender, juicy, agreeable, mild subacid, 

 aromatic, rich, sprightly, very good. 



Season early September to November. 



CORNER. 



Reference, i. Heiges, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1894:18. 

 Synonyms. None. 



We have neither seen Corner nor received any report concerning it. The 

 following account of it was given in 1894 by S. B. Heiges, then United 

 States Pomologist (i). 



"Size above medium; oblate; cavity wide, deep, marked by russet netting; 

 stem one-half inch, medium diameter; basin, medium, regular, marked by 

 russet; calyx segments with mammiform bases, wide, long, converging or 

 slightly reflexed ; surface moderately smooth ; color yellow, washed with 

 red and striped with crimson ; dots numerous, russet, some with dark 

 centers, depressed ; flesh yellowish, moderately fine grained, tender, mod- 

 erately juicy; core large, wide, clasping, closed; flavor mild subacid; quality 

 very good. Season early winter. Well known locally in Orange county, 

 N. Y." 



