The Apples of New York. 



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SHIAWASSEE. 



References. i. Lyon, Mag. Hort., 26:64. i860. 2. Hovey, Ih., 27:67. 

 1861. iig. 3. Ih., 29:126. 1863. 4. Warder, 1867:459. iig. 5. Downing, 

 1869:351. 6. Midi. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1872:459. fig. 7. Thomas, 1875:204. 

 8. Adi. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1875:12. 9. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1881:220. 

 10. Barry, 1883:354. 11. Cook. Rural X. Y., 45:257. 1886. 12. Can. Hort., 

 11:43 1888. 13. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:296. 14. Ih., Amer. 

 Card., 12:244. 1891. 15. Ca)i. Hort., 15:117. 1892. 16. Bailey, An. Hort., 

 1892:249. 17. Miller, Rural N. Y., 53:278. 1894. 18, Hoskins, Amer. 

 Card., 15:299. 1894. 19 ^lunson, Mc. Sta. Rpt., 1896:72. 20. Bnrrill and 

 McCluer, ///. Sta. Bui, 45:341. 1896. 21. Van Deman, Rural X. Y., 56:839. 

 1897. 22. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1899:77. 23. Waugh, Vt. Sta. 

 Bill, 83:92. 1900. 24. Ih., J^t. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:308. 1901. 25. Macoun, 

 Can. Dept. Agr. Bui, 37:41- IQOI. 26. ■\Iunson, Me. Sta. An. Rpt., 18:84, 

 90, 95. 1902. 27. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bui, 205:46. 1903. 28. Powell and 

 Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:56. 1903. 29. Budd-Hansen, 1903:174. 30. 

 Beach and Clark, A'. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:144. 1904. 



SvxoxYMS. Michigan Beauty (5). Shiawasse (21). Shiawasse Beauty 

 (3. 7, 8, 20). Shiawassee (14. 26). Shiawassee Beauty (i, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 

 ir, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25). Shiawassee Beauty (27). Shiawassee Beauty 

 (23, 24, 28, 29, 30). Shiawassie Beauty (15). 



Fruit of the Fameiise type, of good size, quite attractive appear- 

 ance and pleasant dessert quality. It has a flavor and aroma some- 

 what similar to that of ]\IcLitosh. Probably Mcintosh would be 

 preferred to Shiawassee by most fruit growers. The fruit of 

 Shiawassee is fair, uniform and hangs pretty well to the tree. It 

 ripens in October, and some portion of the fruit may be held till 

 January. The tree is of uniform size, very hardy, vigorous, up- 

 right spreading, healthy and long-lived. It does not come into 

 bearing very young, and when mature in some cases it is not a 

 reliable cropper, but it is generally reported as yielding good to 

 heavy crops biennially, or sometimes annually. 



Historical. The original tree was planted as an ungrafted seedling in the 

 orchard of Beebe Truesdell, in Vernon, Shiawassee county, Mich., and came 

 into bearing about 1850 (i). The variety is often listed by nurserymen but 

 is seldom planted in this state. 



Fruit. 



Fruit medium to nearly large, uniform in shape but not in size. Form 

 oblate conic, pretty regular but sometimes elliptical. Stem medium in length, 

 slender to moderately thick. Cavity acute, varying from nearly acuminate 

 to somewhat obtuse, deep, broad, rather SA-mmetrical, sometimes compressed, 

 often with outspreading russet rays. Calyx small to below medium, closed or 



