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The Apples of New York. 



Waiigh remarks, that in Grand Isle county, Vermont, It is rather 

 common but not highly prized. It precedes Fameuse m sea- 

 son and is of the same general character" (25). Woolverton 

 (29) states that it is not planted in the commercial orchards of 

 Ontario bordering Lakes Ontario, Erie or Huron, but it is 

 valued in orchards along the St. Lawrence river and parts of the 

 Province between the latitudes 45 and 46. In the Niagara dis- 

 trict it is considerably affected by scab and by codling moth. 



Historical. As early as 1835 St. Lawrence was recommended as one of 

 the American varieties which was worthy of cultivation in England (3). 

 Its origin does not appear to be definitely known but some credit it to 

 this country (12, 17, 26, 28, 29). In 1848 Thomas (6) described it as a 

 newly introduced variety cultivated in the vicinity of Rochester and originally 

 from Lower Canada. In 1862 it was entered in the catalogue of the American 

 Pomological Society (15). It is frequently listed by nurserymen (23) but 

 is now seldom planted in New York state. 



Tree. 



Tree medium size, moderately vigorous. Form upright spreading. Twigs 

 smooth, rather dark reddish-brown. 



Fruit. 



Fruit large to medium. Form oblate inclined to conic varying to roundish 

 oblate, faintly ribbed. Stem short to medium in length, moderately slender. 

 Cavity large, acute, deep, regular, greenish-russeted. Calyx small, closed. 

 Basin rather small, narrow, moderately deep, abrupt, wrinkled. 



Skin pale yellow washed and marbled with bright red striped and splashed 

 with bright dark carmine and overspread with thin white bloom. Dots 

 numerous, rather obscure, fine, russet. 



Calyx tube narrow, cone-shape to • funnel-form. Stamens median. 



Core medium size, somewhat abaxile; cells partly open; core lines clasp- 

 ing. Carpels obovate to elliptical, emarginate. 



Flesh white, sometimes slightly stained with red, tender, fine-grained, 

 crisp, juicy, mild subacid, good to very good for dessert; rather mild for 

 culinary uses. 



Season September and October. 



ST. PETER. 



References, i. Hoskins, la. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1879:414. 2. Webster, Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1883:113. 3. Gibb, la. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:440. 4. Hos- 

 kins, Rural N. Y., 45:673. 1886. Hgs. 5. Schroeder, Montreal Hort. Soc. 

 Rpt., 1886-87:75- 6. N. Y. Sfa. An. Rpt., 7:91. 1888. 7. Bailey, An. Hort., 

 1892:249. 8. Beach, A^. F. Sta. An. Rpt., 13:591. 1894. 9- Ragan, U. S. B. 

 P. I. Bui, 56:231, 273. 1905. 



