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The Apples of Xew York. 



good in quality. It is valued especially for market and culinan- 

 iises. It makes very white evaporated stock. As grown in West- 

 ern New York it is in season from September to Xovember or 

 December. Later than this although the fruit may appear sound 

 it is deficient in quality. In cold storage its cominercial limit 

 appears to be about December 15th. It does not stand heat well 

 before going into storage. It varies greatly in the time of maturing 

 in different seasons. The earlier it matures the less satisfactor}- 

 is it as a keeper (36). It is recognized as a standard market 

 variet}^ and usually sells above the average prices for \^rieties of its 

 class. In many localities it has proven a ver\- satisfactor\- variety 

 for the commercial orchard, because the tree is a fine grower, hardy, 

 pretty long-lived, comes into bearing rather young and is a reliable 

 cropper, yielding good to heaw crops biennially or ahnost annually. 

 In many cases the fruit does not mature uniformly and there is 

 considerable loss from drops unless more than one picking is made 

 in gathering the crop. Usually the fruit is prett\- uniform in size 

 but on unthrifty, old trees or under unfavorable circumstances a 

 considerable amount of the fruit may be too small for market. It 

 is sometimes badly injured by scab but this may readily be pre- 

 vented by proper treatment. 



Historical Coxe described this variety in 1817 as very popular in the 



Philadelphia market and the best varietv- of its season fcr e^. sp orating. He 

 stated that it was named by Samuel Allinson, of Bur!::;^-: : :■ X. J., who 

 first brought it to notice. In the A:::er:::.:: P::::: logical Socieiy's Catalogue 

 of fruits it is reported as either " \ — or successful" in nearly 



all the important apple-growing districts of liie United States (33)- It has 

 long been well and favorably known in New York and it is still being 

 planted both for commercial purposes and for home use. 



Tree medium, size, moderately Augorous to vigorous. Form spreading, 

 open. Twigs long, cur^^ed, slender ; iiiternodes short Bark brown or red- 

 dish-brown, lighth- mottled with scarf-skin : slightly pubescent- Lenticcls 

 quite numerous, small, round, not raised. Buds medium size, plump, obtuse, 

 free, slightly pubescent. 



FsijIT. 



Fruit medium or above, sometimes large, uniform in size and shape. 

 Form oblate a little inclined to conic, regular, sjTmnetrical. Stem short to 



