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The Apples of New York. 



Syxoxyms. Haskell (14. 15 ). Haskell Sweet (i. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 

 II. 12. 13). Haskell S:^'cct (4. 14. 15). Sassafras Sweet (4). Sassafras 

 Sz.-ttt (6. 7. 8. 9). 



Fruit larg-e. of good appearance for a greenish-yellow apple, 

 sweet, excellent for culinar\- use, in season from September to late 

 fall or early winter. The crop does not ripen uniformly. The 

 earliest ripening fruit becomes fully mature in September while 

 at the same time others are green and hard. In ordinarx* storage 

 the commercial limit appears to be early Xovember and in cold 

 storage the middle of January ( 151. The tree is a thrifty grower, 

 comes into bearing moderately young and yields full crops bien- 

 nial!}-. Desirable for the home orchard. 



Historical Origin. Ipswich. Mass. (2. 5). It is not commonly known 

 in Xew York. It is occasionally listed by nurserym.en (12) but is now seldom 

 planted. 



Tree. 



Tree large, vigorous : branches long, moderately stout with numerous 

 small spurs. For)ii upright spreadmg or roundish, rather open. Tzi-igs 

 moderately long, curved, moderately stout : internodes long. Bark brown, 

 heavily mottled with scarf-skin; pubescent. Lejitieeh quite numerous, small, 

 round, not raised. Buds mediimi size, plump, obtuse, free, pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit large or above medium, uniform in size and shape. For)n roundish 

 or oblate, regular. Ste}u short, usually not exserted. Caz'ity acute to acumi- 

 nate, deep or moderately deep, moderately narrow to rather wide, somewhat 

 furrowed, russeted and with some outspreading russet rays. Calyx large, 

 closed. Basin wide, moderately deep, rather abrupt, smooth or somewhat 

 wrinkled. 



Skiu greenish-yellow, more or less dotted and flecked with russet, occa- 

 sionally with a bronze blush. Dots numerous, large, dark. 



Calyx tube large, cone-shape to funnel-form. Sfajuens median. 



Core rather small, axile : cells s}Tnmetrical, closed : core lines clasping. 

 Carpels broad at the middle narrowing toward base and apex, emarginate. 

 Seeds medium size, short, plimio, obtuse. 



Flesh 3-ellowish, a little coarse, moderately crisp, tender, very sweet, aro- 

 matic, very good in flavor and quality. 



Scasou September to late fall or earh- v>-uiter. 



HAWLEY. 



Referexces. I. Hovey. Mag. Horl.. 13:112.535. 1847. tig. 2. Culti- 



Tator. 4:114. 1S47. fig. 3. Leavenworth. Hortieulturisf. 2:27. 1847. iig. 



4. Cultiz'ator, 5:246. 1848. 5. Cole, 1849:112. Hg. 6. Thomas, 1849:156. 



