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The Apples of Xew York. 



PORTER. 



References, i. Kenrick, 1832 -.z'. 2. Mag. Hort., 1 :363. 1835. 3. Plan- 

 ning, 1838:51. 4 Ih., Mag. Hort.. 7:48. 1841. 5. Downing, 1845:92. fig. 

 6. Floy-Lindley, 1846:411 app. j. Horticulturist, 1:196, 256. 1846. 8. 

 Hovey, Hort., 14:116. 1848. fig. 9. Cole. i84g,:io7. fig. 10. Thomas, 

 1849:157. fig. II. Waring. 1851:28. 12. Barry. 1851:285. 13. Emmons, 

 Nat. Hist. X. v., 3:37. 1851. col. pi. Xo. 27 and fig. 14. Hovey. 1:43. 

 1851. col. pi. and fig. 15. Horticulturist. T.217. 1852. 16. Am. Pom. Soc. 

 Cat., 1852. 17. Elliott, 1854:98. 18. Hooper. 1857:71. 19. Gregg. 1857:47. 

 fig. 20. Warder, 1867:673. fig. 21. Fitz. 1872:153. 162. 22. Leroy, 1873: 

 580. fig. 23. Downing. i88i:it. 12 index, app. 24. Rural X. Y., 47:713. 

 1888. 25. Wickson, 1889:243. 26. Lyon. ,}HcJi. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:296. 

 27. Bailey, An. Hort.. 1892:246. 28. Burrill and McCluer, ///. Sta. Bui, 

 45:336. 1896. 29. Waugh, J't. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:303. 1901. 30. Budd- 

 Hansen, 1903:152. fig. 



Synonyms. Joinings (23). Porter (i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 

 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30). Yellow Sum- 

 mer Pearmain (23). 



This fruit is of very fine dessert quality. It is also highly 

 esteemed for canning and other culinary uses, because when it is 

 cooked it is not only excellent in quality but it retains its form 

 remarkably well. The fruit is yellow, faintly marked with red, 

 decidedly attractive for an apple of its class. It does not stand 

 shipping very well because the skin is rather tender and readily 

 shows marks of handling. Since it is quite variable in its season 

 of ripening there is apt to be considerable loss from dropping unless 

 more than one picking is made. It varies in size from large to 

 small, with a considerable percentage of the crop undersized or 

 otherwise unmarketable. Tlie tree is vigorous, compact, hardy, 

 comes into bearing early and is a pretty reliable biennial cropper. 

 Fifty years ago it was the principal September apple in the Boston 

 market ( i. 3, 5, 9, iS. 10). and in spite of the fact that it is not 

 red it continues to sell well in that market (29). It is also in good 

 demand in many local markets. It is desirable for planting for 

 home use or for some local markets, but generally it is not regarded 

 as a profitable commercial variety by X'ew York fruit growers. 



Historical. Originated about 1800 with Rev. Samuel Porter. Sherburne, 

 Mass. (i, 3. 5. 14"). and up to about 1850 its cultivation was confined prin- 

 cipalh- to the vicinity of its origin. It gradually became very widely known 

 and has become well disseminated in man}- of the more important apple- 

 growing regions of the country. Old trees of it are occasionally found in 

 New York orchards but it is now seldom planted here. 



