Lansingburgh

[John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)] Lansingburgh.

The origin of this long-keeper has not been traced. It has been common about Cincinnati, and along the Ohio River, for many years.

Tree upright, vigorous, brushy and thorny, looking like a wilding.

Fruit medium, conical, angular, oblique, often unequal; Surface smooth, green and yellow, bronzed and blushed, becoming very rich yellow and carmine — an indistinct gray-striping makes the ripe fruit appear to be striped yellow; Dots minute, indented, gray, with green bases.

Basin deep, plaited or folded; Eye small, closed.

Cavity acute, irregular, rough with brown; Stem short.

Core small, oval, closed; Seeds numerous, large; Flesh firm, compact; Flavor mild sub-acid, negative; Quality scarcely good; Use, market, ornamental, cooking; Season in the kitchen all winter — ornamental and eatable March to May, or later.

[A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)] Lansingburgh.

Origin unknown. Tree upright, spreading, vigorous, moderately productive.

Fruit medium, roundish oblate, yellow, largely overspread with gray-

[S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)] LANSINGBURG.

REFERENCES. 1. Hooper, 1857:53. 2. Warder, 1867:540. 3. Downing, 1869:249. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1875:10. 5. Thomas, 1885:515. 6. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:243. 7. Van Deman, Rural N. Y., 58:382. 1899. 8. Budd-Hansen, 1903:113. 9. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bul. 56:173. 1905.

SYNONYMS. LANSINBURG (1). LANSINGBURGH (2, 3). Lansingburgh (9). Lansingburg Pippin (9). Red Rock. Rock Apple (9).

A late-keeping apple which is grown to some extent in the Middle West (6). Warder speaks of it as an old variety common in Cincinnati and along the Ohio river. Suitable only for culinary use and for market. Color greenish becoming rich yellow with a striped appearance and blushed with carmine. It is coarse in texture, sweetish in flavor and not good in quality (1, 2, 7). It is sometimes called Rock or Red Rock in New York.

Historical. An old variety which appears to have been first brought to notice in Ohio (1, 2). It is but little known in New York and is not recommended for planting in this state.

TREE. Tree vigorous or moderately vigorous. Form upright, "brushy and thorny, looking like a wilding" (2). Twigs medium or below, rather stout, nearly straight; internodes short. Bark dull brownish-red overlaid with thick scarfskin, giving a grayish-brown effect, slightly pubescent. Lenticels rather numerous but not conspicuous, small to medium, the larger ones roundish. Buds medium, acute, somewhat pubescent, appressed.

FRUIT. Fruit medium or above. Form roundish oblate sometimes a little inclined to conic, obscurely ribbed, nearly symmetrical, often sides unequal, pretty uniform in shape. Stem medium to short. Cavity acute, deep, broad, symmetrical or slightly furrowed, or sometimes compressed, russeted. Calyx medium, open; lobes short, broad, obtuse. Basin shallow to medium in depth, medium to wide, obtuse to somewhat abrupt, furrowed and wrinkled. Skin thick, very tough, slightly rough, rather dulled with faint bloom, yellow or greenish deeply blushed or mottled with red, striped and splashed with dark carmine. Dots often areolar, green or yellow with gray or russet center, rather conspicuous. Prevailing effect red or striped red. Calyx tube long, cone-shape or funnel-form with wide limb. Core medium to small, closed; core lines somewhat clasping. Carpels round approaching round cordate, emarginate, mucronate, slightly tufted. Seeds rather large, wide, flat, obtuse, slightly tufted. Flesh tinged with green or yellow, very firm, rather coarse, breaking, moderately tender, rather dry, mild subacid, becoming somewhat sweet, fair to good. Season December to May or June.

[Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)] Lansingburg: size medium; form round-flat; color red; quality good; use market; season winter.

[John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)] Lansingburg. Medium, roundish conic; yellow, with a handsome red cheek; flesh firm, sub-acid, moderately rich—keeps through spring. Ohio. New.

[J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)] Lansingburg. — Origin, New York; tree upright, spreading, vigorous, thorny, a fair bearer.

Fruit medium, roundish oblate, conical, angular, oblique, often unequal; surface smooth, green and yellow, with bronze blush, mostly covered with grayish red; dots minute, gray, with green bases; cavity acute, uneven, russeted; stem short; basin deep, corrugated; calyx closed. Core closed; seeds many, large; flesh firm, mild subacid, fair to good. Late winter and spring.