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The Apples of New York. 



GARDEN ROYAL. 



References. i. Manning, Mag. Hort., 13:438. 1847. 2. Hovey, Ih., 14: 

 r8. 1848. fig. 3. Thomas, Cultivator, 5:212. 1848. 4. Cole, 1849:106. fig. 

 5. Thomas, 1849:139. Hg. 6. Barry, 1851:284. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1854. 

 8. Elliott, 1854:81. 9. .1/(7^. Hort., 21:63. 1855. 10. Downing, 1857:79. 11. 

 Warder, 1867:719. 12. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:292. 13. Bailey, 

 An. Hort., 1892:239. 1/^. Rural N. Y., 60:247. 1901. 15. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:88. fig. 16. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bid., 205:44. 1903. 



Synonyms. None. 



Garden Royal is not a good variety for commercial planting be- 

 cause the fruit is too small and its season early and short, but by 

 many it is considered one of the very best dessert apples of late 

 summer and earh- autumn. The fruit is of regular form, very 

 handsome deep yellow striped with orange-red and dark crimson. 

 The flesh is very tender, aromatic and with a delicate, pleasant 

 acid flavor ; season, August and September. The tree when full 

 grown is of medium size, moderately vigorous, with roundish head. 

 It appears to be hardy, healthy and long-lived, comes into bearing 

 }-oung and is a reliable biennial cropper. 



Historical. Origin Sudbury, ]\Iass. (2). It is occasionally found in this 

 state in home orchards. It is now little propagated by nurserymen and sel- 

 dom planted. 



Fruit. 



Fruit medium or below. Form round, slightly oblate, often a little inclined 

 to conic, regular or obscurely ribbed. Stem short to medium, straight, rather 

 slender. Cavity acute sometimes approaching acuminate, rather deep and 

 broad, slightly furrowed, often fainth- russeted. Calyx small to above me- 

 dium, open or partly closed ; lobes often separated at base, rather short, 

 acute. Basin moderately shallow, rather wide, obtuse to somewhat abrupt, 

 slightly wrinkled. 



Skin thin, greenish-yellow, sometimes entirely overspread with red, irregu- 

 larh^ striped and splashed with carmine. Dots numerous, rather conspicuous, 

 medium or above, often irregular, russet or 3-ellowish. 



Calyx tube medium size, funnel-shape. Stamens median to nearh- marginal. 



Core small, axile ; cells closed or slightly open ; core lines clasping. Carpels 

 small, elliptical, emarginate. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, fine, tender, juic}', agreeable mild subacid, aro- 

 matic, very good. 



Season late August and September. 



