The Apples of New York. 



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LANDSBERa 



References, i. Berghiiis, 1868 :No. 8. col. pi. 2. Downing, i872:2oapp. 3. 

 Leroy, 1873:701. lig. 4. Lauche, i :No. 38. 1882. col. pi. 5. Hogg, 1884:128. 

 6. Budd, la. Agr. Coll. Bill., 1885:34, 41. 7. Lyon, U. S. Pom. Bui, 2:42. 

 1888. 8. Gaucher, 1894 :No. I7- col. pi. 9. Beach and Paddock, Y. Sta. 

 An. Rpt., 14:253, 261. 1895. 10. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 

 48:47. 1903. II. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Biil, 248:129. 1904. 



Synonyms. Landsberg (7, 11). Landsberger Reinette (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9). 

 l.andshergcr Reinette (ii). Landsburg (6). Landshurger Reinette (6, 7). 

 Lansberger Reinette (10). Reinette de Landsberg (3). Reinette de 

 Landsberg (2, 8). Reinette Landsberger (i). 



An attractive late autumn and early winter apple of good size and pleasant 

 subacid flavor. The tree is thrifty, comes into bearing rather early and is 

 reliably productive yielding good crops biennially. The fruit has a clear, 

 pale waxen yellow or greenish skin which readily shows bruises. It is a 

 good dessert apple but less desirable for culinary uses because when it is 

 cooked it lacks character in texture, color and flavor. It is easily excelled 

 for any purpose by standard sorts of its season and is not recommended 

 for planting in New York. 



Historical Raised from seed about 1840 by Mr. Burkhardt, justice of 

 the peace in Landsberg, Germany (2, 4). Imported from Silesia, Germany, 

 in 1883 by Professor Budd for the Iowa State College (6). 



Tree. 



Tree vigorous. Form roundish or spreading, rather open. Tzvigs short 

 to medium, nearly straight, rather stout; internodes medium. Bark olive- 

 green tinged with brownish-red, mottled with scarf-skin ; pubescent. Len- 

 ticels quite numerous, small, round, not raised. Buds large to below medium, 

 broad, plump, generally obtuse, free, quite pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit medium to large, pretty uniform in shape and size. Form roundish 

 conic to roundish oblate, obscurely angular, pretty regular ; sides sometimes 

 unequal. Stem short to medium. Cavity acute to acuminate, deep, rather 

 wide, sometimes obscurely furrowed, usually smooth but sometimes russeted. 

 Calyx segments long, acute, reflexed, sometimes closed. Basin medium in 

 width and depth, often somewhat furrowed, wrinkled. 



Skin thin, tough, smooth or slightly roughened by russet dots, waxen yel- 

 low or pale green, sometimes with attractive crimson blush. Dots numerous, 

 submerged and whitish, sometimes russet. Prevailing color pale yellow, 

 rather attractive. 



Calyx tube large, wide, cone-shape. Stamens median. 



Core abaxile, medium ; cells usually symmetrical and wide open ; core 

 lines slightly clasping. Carpels broadly ovate, much concave, narrow to- 

 ward the apex, nearly smooth. Seeds numerous, medium in size, broad, 

 obtuse, medium brown, smooth or nearly so. 



