The Apples of New York. 



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GARDNER SWEET PEARMAIN. 



Reference, i. Downing, 1869:188. 

 Synonyms. None. 



A Long Island variety, the fruit of which, according to Downing (i), is 

 medium in size, nearly covered with red ; flesh whitish, sweet, good ; season 

 September. This variety is unknown to us ; so far as we have been able to 

 learn it is no longer propagated. 



GENESEE FLOWER. 



Reference, i. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:290. 

 Synonyms. Demary. Flower (of Genesee) (i). Flozcer of Genesee. 

 Hawkins Pippin. Pride of Genesee. 



Fruit large, remarkably uniform in size and shape, with very 

 few culls. In color and general appearance it resembles Pumpkin 

 Sweet, commonly called Pound Sweet. It is not an apple of high 

 dessert quality, but is very good for culinary uses, having a pleas- 

 ant mild subacid flavor. It does not always sell well because the 

 color is green and the variety is not generally well known. AA'ith 

 some growers the tree is not a satisfactory cropper, but others 

 find it a regular and abundant bearer, yielding good to heavy crops 

 almost annually, and regard the variety as desirable for commercial 

 planting. 



Historical. This variety appears to be known by the name Genesee Flower 

 more than by any other, but Mr. Nelson Bogue of Batavia informs us that it 

 is also known locally under the various names Flower of Genesee, Pride of 

 Genesee, Hawkins Pippin, and Demary. He states that the original tree, now 

 about sixty years old, is still standing on the old Demary farm, in the town 

 of Alexander, Genesee county, N. Y. The cultivation of this variety appears 

 to be confined principally to the counties of Genesee, Wyoming and Orleans, 

 and it does not appear to be increasing. 



Fruit. 



Fruit large. Form roundish, somewhat oblate. Steni short, rather slender. 

 Cavity broad, moderately deep, russeted. Calyx medium size, partly open. 

 Basin shallow, irregular, often distinctly ridged. 



Skin light green mingled with light yellow. Dots numerous, pale, with a 

 few that are large and russet. 



Flesh nearly white, mild subacid, good for culinary use but not much 

 esteemed for dessert. 



Season late September to November. 



