The Apples of New York. 



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larly in the town of Seneca. Downing gives Seneca Favorite as a synonym 

 for Quince' but the true Seneca Favorite is surely not identical with Quince. 

 It is now seldom propagated. 



Fruit, 



Fruit very large to medium, usually large. Form variable, roundish conic 

 to oblong conic, nearly regular but somewhat ribbed and elliptical ; axis 

 sometimes oblique ; sides usually unequal. Stem long to medium, moderately 

 slender. Cavity acute, deep, broad, quite strongly furrowed and compressed, 

 usually somewhat russeted. Calyx small to abo\-e medium, closed or some- 

 what open ; lobes broad, acute to acuminate. Basin very small, shallow or 

 very shallow, narrow, obtuse to somewhat abrupt, slightly furrowed and 

 wrinkled. 



Skin rather thick, tough, smooth or slightly roughened by russet dots, at 

 first green but becoming attractive pale yellow often with faint blush which 

 sometimes deepens to a moderately bright rather pinkish-red, not striped. 

 Dots numerous, irregular, large and small, varying- from prominent russet 

 to obscure and submerged, often reddish on blushed cheek. 



Calyx tube funnel-form usually with long, narrow cylinder but sometimes 

 short. Stamens median to basal. 



Core rather large, somewhat abaxile ; cells symmetrical, closed or some- 

 what open; core lines clasping. Carpels elliptical, emarginate, smooth. Seeds 

 numerous, medium to above, dark brown, plump, obtuse to acute. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, moderately coarse, crisp, tender, juicy, agree- 

 ably subacid, sprighth^ very good. 



Season fall and early winter to midwinter. 



SHARP. 



References, i. Beach, N. V. Sta. An. Rpt., 11 :6o2. 1893. 2. lb., Card, 

 and For., 8:428. 1895. 3. Burrill and McCluer, ///. Sta. Bid., 45:311. 

 1896. 4. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui., 48:56. 1903. 5. Beach and 

 Clark, A^. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:144. 1904. 



Synonyms. None. 



This at its best is an excellent dessert fruit of very attractive 

 appearance and very good quality. It is less suitable for most 

 culinary uses because it is mildly subacid or nearly sweet, and it 

 is not a good market variety because very often it is below medium 

 size and not highly colored. It resembles Maiden Blush somewhat 

 in shape and color. In this region it comes in season early in 

 October or late in September. In ordinary storage it commonly 

 reaches its commercial limit in November, but sometimes a portion 

 of the fruit keeps till IMarch. The tree is not a strong grower, 

 but it comes into bearing young and yields full crops biennially. 



1 Downing, 1872:io index, app. 



