The Apples of New York. 



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ROMNA. 



References, i. Budd, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1883:73. 2. Ih., la. Agr. Coll. 

 Bui, 1883:29. 3. lb., 1885:20, 23, 29. 4. Gibb, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1887: 

 50. 5. Lyon, U. S. Pom. Bui, 2:45. 1888. 6. Budd, la. Agr. Coll. Bui, 

 1890:24. 7. lb., 1892:7. 8. lb., la. Sta. Bui, 18:520. 1892. 9. lb., 19: 

 541. 1892. 10. Troop, Ind. Sta. Bui, 53:124. 1894. 11. Budd, la. Sta. 

 Bui, 31 :333. 1895. 12. Beach, Paddock and Close, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 

 15:275. 1896. 13. Thomas, 1897:295. /7^. 14. Waugh, Vt. Sta. Bui, 

 61:31. 1897. tig. 15. Budd, la. Sta. Bui, 41:69, 70, 80. 1899. 16. Troop, 

 Ind. Sta. Rpt., 1899:81. 17. Hansen, 5*. D. Sta. Bui, 76:94. 1902. tig. 

 18. Budd-Hansen, 1903:168. 19. Beach and Clark, A^. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:142. 

 1904. 



Synonyms. No. ii M (i, 2, 6, 7, 9). No. 599 Dept. (i, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 

 17, 18). Omensk (4). Romenskoe (2, 4, 5, 8). Romenskoe (i, 3, 17, 18). 

 RoMNA (i, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, II, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19). Romnenskoe 

 (3, 4, 5). 



A Russian variety received from Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vermont, 

 in 1888 for testing at this Station. It was described in 1896 (12) as being 

 in season that year during the last of August and the first of September. 

 This statement was erroneous because it v/as incomplete. While the fruit 

 began to come in season during the last of August and the first of September 

 some portion of it was kept in ordinary storage till midwinter. In a subse- 

 quent report (19) it was correctly stated that as fruited at this Station the 

 commercial limit of this variety is early October and its season in ordinary 

 storage extends from September to January. It is properly classed as a 

 fall and early winter apple here. The tree is vigorous, hardy, comes into 

 bearing rather young and yields good crops biennially. It does not appear 

 to be worthy of the attention of fruit growers in New York except 

 possibly where superior hardiness is a prime requisite. The fruit corre- 

 sponds very closely with the illustrated description given by Troop (10, 16) 

 and Waugh (14) but it varies considerably from the descriptions of Budd and 

 Hansen (3, 6, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18) particularly in that it is usually oblate conic 

 and is in season during the autumn and early winter instead of late winter 

 and spring. 



The following is one of Budd's descriptions of Romna (9, 11). "This 

 succeeds best on dry soil where its roots run very deep. Fruit medium in 

 size, conical, smooth, handsomely colored. Flesh white, firm, quite acid 

 and best for cooking, but when matured it is much better for dessert use 

 than Willow or Missouri Pippin or other coarse sorts found in our markets. 

 Season, midwinter here, and late winter north of 43d parallel." 



Tree. 



Tree moderately vigorous to vigorous ; branches short, stout, curved, 

 crooked and drooping. Form spreading, drooping, flat. Twigs short to 

 medium, straight, moderately slender to stout, with large terminal buds ; 

 internodes medium to long. Bark brown, somewhat tinged with red, streaked 

 with grayish scarf-skin ; slightly pubescent near tips. Lenticels scattering, 



