Williams' Favorite.
WILLIAMS' EARLY.
Origin Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Fruit small to medium, round, regular; Surface smooth, dark purplish red, indistinctly striped; Dots none.
Basin abrupt, folded; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity wide, shallow; Stem long, slender.
Core large, round, closed; Seeds pointed, brown; Flesh whitish-yellow, streaked red, breaking, not juicy; Flavor sub-acid, peculiar; Quality scarcely good; Season, July and August.
Willow.
WILLOW TWIG—JAMES RIVER, ETC.
Figure 236.Fig. 236.—WILLOW.
Fig. 236.—WILLOW.
This Virginia fruit has obtained a wide spread notoriety as a valuable market apple throughout the West.
Tree very vigorous, healthy, productive, branching, twiggy, thorny while young; Shoots slender, olive brown.
Fruit globular, truncated, looking oblong from its cylindrical sides; Surface smooth, dull greenish-yellow, marbled and striped dull red; Dots minute, gray.
Basin wide, abrupt, plaited; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity wide or acute, regular; Stem long, slender, inclined.
Core medium, round, regular, closed, meeting, not clasping the eye; Seeds numerous, plump, brown; Fleshgreenish-yellow, breaking, juicy; Flavor acid; Quality only good, but valuable for market and culinary uses; Season, December to April. Excellent for shipping South.
Wilson's Volunteer.
Origin believed to be a seedling or "Volunteer" on the banks of the Ohio River. Received from George Sibbald.
Fruit large, globular, truncated or flattened, regular; Surface yellow, mostly covered with mixed red, striped darker; Dots large, gray and yellow.
Basin deep, regular, leather-cracked; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity deep, acute, regular; Stem long, slender.
Core small, round, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, pointed; Flesh greenish-yellow, tender, juicy; Flavor sub-acid; Quality only good; Use, kitchen; Season, December to February.
Wright's Janet.
Figure 237.Fig. 237.—WRIGHT'S JANET.
Fig. 237.—WRIGHT'S JANET.
This fine keeping apple, received from N.J. Colman and other zealous pomologists of St. Louis, Missouri, issupposed to have originated in that region with Mr. W.G. Wright.
Fruit medium to large, round, sometimes flat, regular; Surface smooth, waxen yellow, mixed, striped and splashed carmine; Dots minute, prominent, scattering.
Basin medium, regular; Eye small, acute, closed.
Cavity deep, wavy, brown; Stem long, short, or very short.
Core medium, regular, somewhat open, clasping; Seeds numerous, small, plump; Flesh deep yellow, breaking, very fine grained, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, rich, very agreeable; Quality good to very good; Use, table, kitchen and market; Season, January to June and keeps until August.
Yadkin.
Southern. Received from S.W. Westbrooke, of Greensboro', North Carolina.
Fruit large, round, regular; Surface red, striped dark red; Dots large, scattered, distinct, gray.
Basin abrupt, deep, regular; Eye small, open.
Cavity acute, regular, brown; Stem medium, brown.
Core small, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds small, pointed, brown; Flesh white, breaking, dry; Flavor sub-acid; Quality only good; Season, August—and on that account scarcely worth carrying to the North.
CLASS III.—ROUND APPLES.
ORDER I.—REGULAR.
SECTION 2.—SOUR.
SUB-SECTION 3.—RUSSET.
Beeler's Russet.
Figure 238.Fig. 238.—BEELER'S RUSSET.
Fig. 238.—BEELER'S RUSSET.
Origin not known. Found in an old orchard on the banks of White River, in Marion County, Indiana, by my lamented young friend, Geo. M. Beeler.
Fruit medium to small, round, truncated or cylindrical, inclined; Surface russeted; Dots minute, prominent.
Basin abrupt, uneven, green; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity regular; Stem long.
Core large, wide, heart-shaped, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular; Flesh yellow, crisp, fine-grained, tender, juicy; Flavor sub-acid to acid, aromatic, spicy, very agreeable; Quality best; Use, table, kitchen; Season, November, December.
A choice dessert apple.
Columbian Russet.
The origin of this fine, long-keeping russet is not known. Specimens were received from H.N. Gillett, Lawrence County, Ohio. If the tree be healthy and productive, this variety will be a valuable addition to our orchards.
Fruit medium to small, round, truncated, lop-sided; Surface smooth, russeted; Dots minute, scattered, prominent.
Basin medium, regular; Eye large, open.
Cavity acute, regular; Stem, long, slender.
Core medium, closed, pyriform, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, slender, angular, dark; Flesh very yellow,breaking, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor acid to sub-acid, rich, aromatic; Quality best; Use, table; Season, February to April.
Very like theGolden Pearmain, from J.S. Downer, which see; they may prove to be the same variety.
Court of Wyck.
This spicy English apple, which has so many synonyms as evidences of its popularity, has not been a favorite in this country, but occasionally succeeds well; it has little to recommend it in its looks.
Fruit very small, round, truncated abruptly, much flattened, regular; Surface yellow, covered russet.
Basin wide, very shallow; Eye small, open; Segments reflexed.
Cavity rather wide; Stem long, slender.
Core small, ovate, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, large, brown; Flesh rich yellow, firm, juicy; Flavor acid, aromatic, rich, spicy, sharp; Quality good in its way; Use, "dessert;" Season, December, January.
Crownest.
Figure 239.Fig. 239.—CROWNEST.
Fig. 239.—CROWNEST.
Originated at Kelley's Island, Ohio, in the orchard of Chas. Carpenter.
Tree vigorous, thrifty, brushy, productive.
Fruit full medium, round, truncated or flattened, often unequal and inclined; Surface greenish yellow, thinly covered with russet.
Basin regular, wide; Eye large, open.
Cavity irregular, lipped; Stem short, curved, fleshy.
Core round, regular, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds long, pointed, angular; Flesh green, tender, breaking; Flavor sub-acid; Quality only good for culinary uses; Season, November to January.
English Golden.
RUSSET GOLDEN, of Barry.
Figure 240.Fig. 240.—ENGLISH GOLDEN.
Fig. 240.—ENGLISH GOLDEN.
Among the russets there has been much confusion, which it is very difficult to clear up. The apple about to be described came to the West from the nurseries about Rochester; a very superior variety to many others thatresemble it, and may be distinguished by the palate, or by the character of the twigs.
Tree thrifty, vigorous, spreading, productive, a rather early bearer; Shoots slender, olive, speckled.
Fruit medium, round, large ones are oblate, often cylindrical, sometimes inclined, regular; Surface greenish yellow, covered with thick russet; Dots minute, white, scattered.
Basin regular, deep, leather-cracked; Eye small, closed.
Cavity wide, regular, rough; Stem short.
Core wide, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds small, flat; Flesh greenish yellow, breaking, granular, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, rich; Quality good to best; Use, table, kitchen; Season, January, February.
A choice dessert fruit. Succeeds well in parts of Kentucky.
English Russet.
Origin unknown. Procured from Mr. C.C. Cary, near Louisville, Kentucky.
Fruit large, globular, flattened, somewhat one-sided; Surface uneven, green; Dots minute, russety and russet streaks.
Basin medium, uneven; Eye small, closed.
Cavity acute, wavy, russeted; Stem medium, green.
Core medium, heart-shaped, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, plump and angular, some imperfect; Flesh yellow, firm, breaking, juicy; Flavor acid; Quality good; Use, kitchen; Season, December, January.
Golden Pearmain.—[Of Kentucky.]
This is another very promising Southern variety, received from J.S. Downer, of Kentucky; Origin unknown; he procured it from Tennessee.
Tree vigorous, but tardy and shy in bearing; Shoots stout, dark; Foliage medium.
Fruit small to medium, globular, rather conical, truncated, lop-sided; Surface yellow, blushed and russeted.
Basin abrupt, wide, regular; Eye large, open.
Cavity acute, regular; Stem short to medium, slender.
Core somewhat open, meeting the eye; Seeds plump and imperfect; Flesh yellow, breaking, fine-grained;Flavor acid, aromatic, sprightly; Quality very good, almost best; Use, dessert; Season, December, February.—SeeColumbian Russet.
Green Russet.—[N.C.]
Specimens from Reuben Ragan.
Fruit quite large, globular, slightly oblate, regular; Surface yellow, blushed dull red; Dots green, indented, russet veined.
Basin medium, regular; Eye medium, open.
Cavity deep, acute, regular, brown; Stem medium, thick.
Core regular, wide, closed, clasping; Axis short; Seeds numerous, plump, dark; Flesh yellowish white, breaking, granular; Flavor sub-acid; Quality only good, for culinary use; Season, December, January.
Hampton's Russet.
Fruit small, globular-truncate, to flat; Surface yellow russet, bronzed, broken russet stripes; Dots scattered, large, yellow.
Basin wide, regular; Eye large, open, green.
Cavity medium, regular, brown; Stem long, inclined.
Core medium, round, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, pointed, brown; Flesh yellow, tender, breaking, fine-grained; Flavor sub-acid, rich; Quality good; Use, table; Season, December.
Knox Russet.
Figure 241.Fig. 241.—KNOX RUSSET.
Fig. 241.—KNOX RUSSET.
A very nice little apple, found in the orchard of J. Knox, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; trees obtained from near Greensburgh, Pennsylvania. Tree spreading, very productive; Shoots slender.
Fruit small to medium, globular, somewhat conic, regular; Surface smooth, yellow green, blushed, covered with light russet.
Basin shallow, regular; Eye medium, open; Segments reflexed.
Cavity deep, acute, regular; Stem long, red.
Core round, regular, slightly open, clasping the eye;Seeds numerous, short, plump; Flesh yellow, very fine-grained; Flavor mild sub-acid, aromatic; Quality good to very good; Use, dessert; Season, December, January.
Pryor's Red.
Figure 242.Fig. 242.—PRYOR'S RED.
Fig. 242.—PRYOR'S RED.
This southern apple, probably from Virginia, has been carried through all the Western States, where it is a great favorite, though there are some objectors, on account of its having shown signs of failure in certain situations. The fruit is singularly affected by change of soil and climate; thus, on the Ohio River, it is seen quite flat and regular, with a dull green russeted skin, becoming yellow and ruddy; in one part of the State of Indiana, on limestone, it is gibbous, round, often very large, and covered with a rich cinnamon russet, while on the coal measures, west of the center of the State, it is smaller, regular, and distinctly striped deep red on red, with very little russet. Specimens from Rochester, New York, have been shown with scarcely a trace of russet, and having the stripes as distinct and almost as beautiful as those of aDuchess of Oldenburgh, so that no southern or western man would have recognized it for his home favorite. The distinctiveleather-crackingabout the eye was present, however, in all.
Tree thrifty, growth upright, twiggy, attaining large size, productive when old; Shoots slender, reddish olive, speckled; Foliage scattering, folded, grayish green; Subject to leaf-blight.
Fruit large, globular-oblate, often unequal; Surface greenish, or dull red, striped, russeted; Dots numerous, large, gray.
Basin shallow, regular or plaited, leather-cracked; Eye small, closed.
Cavity shallow, acute, often lipped; Stem medium.
Core round, regular, closed, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, angular, pointed; Flesh yellow, tender, melting, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, rich; Quality best; Use, table, kitchen; Season, December, February.
Red Russet.
Origin Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.
Tree very vigorous and productive; resembling Baldwin in almost every particular.
"Fruit large, roundish, conic; Skin yellow, shaded with dull red and deep carmine in the sun, and thickly covered with gray dots, and an appearance of rough russet on most of the surface; Stalk rather short and thick, inserted in a medium cavity, surrounded with thin russet; Calyx nearly closed; Segments long, recurved, in a narrow, uneven basin; Flesh yellow, solid, crisp, tender, with an excellent, rich, sub-acid flavor, somewhat resemblingBaldwin; Season, January to April."—Downing.
This fruit is rarely seen in the West. It has been thought by some to have originated as a sport from the Baldwin.
Rolen's Keeper.
Figure 243.Fig. 243.—ROLEN'S KEEPER.
Fig. 243.—ROLEN'S KEEPER.
Received from H.N. Gillett, Lawrence County, Ohio. Origin not given.
Fruit medium, round, regular; Surface rough, splashed red on russet; Dots scattered, small, white.
Basin shallow, regular, leather-cracked; Eye small, closed.
Cavity deep, acute, regular; Stem long, slender.
Core roundish-ovate, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds very numerous, short, plump; Flesh greenish yellow, fine-grained; Flavor acid, rich; Quality good to very good; Use, table; Season, March, April.
Very promising as a keeper.
Rustycoat Milam.
Figure 244.Fig. 244.—RUSTYCOAT MILAM.
Fig. 244.—RUSTYCOAT MILAM.
Fruit medium, globular, conic, regular; Surface russeted; Dots minute, prominent.
Basin narrow, abrupt, shallow; Eye small, closed.
Cavity acute, regular; Stem medium to long.
Core medium, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, pointed, plump; Flesh greenish yellow, breaking, fine-grained, tender; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic; Quality good; Use, table; Season, December to February.
CLASS III.—ROUND APPLES.
ORDER II.—IRREGULAR.
SECTION 1.—SWEET.
SUB-SECTION 1.—SELF-COLORED OR BLUSHED.
Mote's Sweet.
Figure 245.Fig. 245.—MOTE'S SWEET.
Fig. 245.—MOTE'S SWEET.
This seedling from theStillwater Sweet, grown by L.S. Mote, of Miami County, Ohio, is quite an improvement upon its parent, which has obtained a high reputation as a choice autumnal sweet apple. Tree round, spreading, vigorous; Shoots pale; Foliage large, wide, finely serrated, and rather pale.
Fruit large, globular, somewhat flattened, or conic-truncated, rather angular; Surface very smooth, greenish yellow to whitish, with a rare faint blush; Dots scattered, gray, often rosy, whitish bases.
Basin medium, abrupt, wavy; Eye medium, long, closed.
Cavity deep, wide, wavy; Stem long, yellow, curved.
Core medium, open, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, pale; Flesh yellow, very fine-grained, almost melting, juicy; Flavor very sweet, pleasant; Use, table and kitchen; Quality best; Season, September. One of the most delicious sweet apples.
Northern Sweet.
Origin unknown; supposed to be Vermont. Tree sufficiently healthy and productive. Not generally nor extensively cultivated.
Fruit large, globular, somewhat flattened, angular or regular; Surface smooth, very pale yellow, rarely blushed; Dots minute, with white bases.
Basin deep, abrupt, regular; Eye long, closed.
Cavity rather wide, regular, green; Stem medium.
Core very small, closed, almost clasping; Seeds numerous, short; Flesh whitish, breaking, juicy; Flavor very sweet; Quality pretty good; Use, baking; Season, September, in Northern Indiana and Illinois. Downing says "rich and excellent; September and October."
Swaar.
Figure 246.Fig. 246.—SWAAR.
Fig. 246.—SWAAR.
Origin on the banks of the Hudson, in New York State. Tree vigorous, spreading, productive; Shoots stout, dark colored; Foliage large, curled.
Fruit large, form variable, being sometimes flat, where unusually developed, generally roundish, somewhat flattened, more or less angular or flattened on the sides, but not ribbed; Surface not smooth, often rough, greenish yellow, bronzed, becoming a dead golden yellow when ripe; Dots large, numerous.
Basin medium, wide, regular; Eye small, not long, closed.
Cavity wide, regular or wavy, green; Stem long, curved, pretty stout.
Core medium, regular, heart-shaped, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, pale; Flesh very heavy, yellow, fine-grained; Flavor very mild sub-acid, or sweet, very rich; Quality best; Use, table and kitchen; Season, March.
CLASS III.—ROUND APPLES.
ORDER II.—IRREGULAR.
SECTION 1.—SWEET.
SUB-SECTION 2.—STRIPED.
Bailey Sweet.
Figure 247.Fig. 247.—BAILEY SWEET.
Fig. 247.—BAILEY SWEET.
From Wyoming County, New York. Tree vigorous, productive.
Fruit large, round, sometimes flattened, sometimes angular or ribbed; Surface smooth, mottled, mixed and striped deep red; Dots numerous, large, gray.
Basin narrow, abrupt, regular or folded; Eye small, closed.
Cavity regular, acute green; Stem long.
Core rather large, turbinate, open, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, dark; Flesh yellow, tender, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor very sweet, rich; Quality good to very good; Use, kitchen, table; Season, October.
A very valuable variety also for stock.
Brittle Sweet.
"Origin unknown; good grower, and very productive.
"Fruit above medium, roundish, approaching conic, sometimes elongated, angular; Skin greenish yellow, shaded and splashed with crimson, sprinkled with gray dots; Stem short, inserted in a broad, shallow cavity; Calyx closed, set in a small corrugated basin; Fleshyellowish, crisp, tender, juicy, sweet, and excellent; Season, September, October."—Downing.
Hull Blossom.
This is an Eastern or European variety, which I have not seen in the West. Specimens from Massachusetts.
Fruit small, roundish-truncate, or flattened, uneven; Surface smooth, yellow, mixed and striped, carmine; Dots large, yellow.
Basin shallow, folded; Eye small, closed.
Cavity deep, wavy; Stem short.
Core small, closed, roundish, meeting the eye; Seeds large, pale; Flesh yellow, fine-grained; Flavor sweet; Quality good to very good; Use, table, kitchen; Season, November.
Sweet Pearmain.
"This variety, according to Downing and Thomas, is theEnglish Sweeting; but, according to Manning, the English Sweeting is theRamsdell's Sweetingof Downing. This fruit is extensively grown in Central Ohio, and further West, suiting well the rich soils; keeping finely all winter; highly valued for baking or eating."
"Fruit medium size or often above; Form roundish, slightly angular; Color dull red, rough russet dots, and blueish bloom; Stem long, slender; Cavity deep, wide, open; Calyx woolly; Basin medium; Flesh yellowish, tender, moderately juicy, sweet; Core medium, with outer or concentric lines; Seeds ovate, pyriform, dark brown; Season, December to March."—Elliott.
I am not familiar with the above, but find a very strong resemblance in the characters to those of myRed Winter Pearmain, Class II, I, 2, 2, from which, however, Elliott's outline would exclude it.
Willis Sweet.
This apple is supposed to have originated on Long Island, where it is highly valued for baking.
Tree vigorous, productive; Fruit medium, round, somewhat angular, striped red, very sweet and rich; Use, baking and stock.
CLASS III.—ROUND APPLES.
ORDER II.—IRREGULAR.
SECTION 1.—SWEET.
SUB-SECTION 3.—RUSSET.
None.
CLASS III.—ROUND APPLES.
ORDER II.—IRREGULAR.
SECTION 2.—SOUR.
SUB-SECTION 1.—SELF-COLORED.
American Golden Pippin.
GOLDEN PIPPIN, of Downing.—NEW YORK GREENING, &C.
Figure 248.Fig. 248.—AMERICAN GOLDEN PIPPIN.
Fig. 248.—AMERICAN GOLDEN PIPPIN.
Having mislaid my notes of this apple, I am obliged to quote Mr. Downing's description of this fine fruit, which is believed to be American; cultivated in parts of New York, and found to be profitable.
"Growth strong, similar to that of Rhode Island Greening, but less drooping, making a round, spreading head; does not bear young, but very productive when a little advanced, and a popular fruit where known."
"Form variable, oblate, globular or conic, angular or ribbed; Stem stout, short, inserted in a deep cavity; Calyx closed, set in an irregular basin; Skin fine golden yellow, thinly sprinkled with dots, sometimes slightly netted with thin russet; Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, nearly melting, with a rich, refreshing, almost vinous, aromatic flavor; Core rather large; November to February."
Brooke's Pippin.
"Origin, Essex County, Virginia. The original tree is very large, bears regular and large crops of fruit, which is always fair, of the largest size, keeps well till May; Flesh fine, yellow, juicy and rich, and of the finest flavor; young trees grow very thriftily."—[H.R. Robey, Fredericksburgh, Va.]
Fruit large, roundish, inclining to conical, obscurely ribbed, greenish yellow, faintly blushed.
Basin small, shallow, wavy, sometimes furrowed; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity deep, wavy, brown; Stem short, thick.
Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, fine-grained; Flavor acid, spicy, rich; Quality very good; Season, November to March.
As grown in Indiana, both tree and fruit resemble theNewtown Pippinin appearance, and may prove identical after further trial.
Champlain.—[Downing.]
PAPER—PAPER-SKIN.
This very delicate fruit was exhibited before the Ohio Pomological Society by A.L. Benedict, of Morrow County, as thePaperapple. He obtained the cions from the celebrated apple region, Grand Isle, Vermont, where it is sometimes called Champlain, and where it had been introduced from Rhode Island, without a name, by his friend Macomber. My friend Benedict informs me that "the growth of the tree is strong and stocky, and that the fruitnever scabs nor rots on the tree. It is increasing in esteem as it becomes better known, and is preferred to theRed Astrachan, ripening with it. When sent to J.J. Thomas, he thought it synonymous with thePrimate, but Jos. Newcomber, having both varieties growing side by side, assured me they were quite unlike, and that thePaperwas much the better apple of the two."
Tree medium size, vigorous, stocky.
Fruit full medium, globular, rather conical, angular; Surface smooth, yellowish green, slightly blushed; Dots minute, indented.
Basin small, abrupt, folded; Eye small, long, closed.
Cavity acute, wavy, green; Stem long, slender.
Core medium, round, slightly open, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, dark; Flesh white, tender, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic, delicate; Quality best; Use, the dessert especially; Season, August, September.
Drap d'Or.
VRAI DRAP D'OR.—[Dahamel.]
Figure 249.Fig. 249.—DRAP D'OR.
Fig. 249.—DRAP D'OR.
This is an old French variety, respecting which there is some uncertainty among cultivators.
Fruit large, globular, but variable, being conical-truncate to oblate; Surface smooth, pale waxen yellow, rarely blushed.
Basin wide, plaited; Eye small, closed.
Cavity wide, wavy, brown; Stem long, inclined, yellow or red, angular.
Core large, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, long; Flesh pale yellow, breaking, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic; Quality good to best; Use, market, kitchen, table; Season, August, September.
For the table its place is supplanted by thePrimate,Dyerand others.
Dyer, or Pomme Royale.
POMMEWATER, in Illinois.
Figure 250.Fig. 250.—DYER, OR POMME ROYALE.
Fig. 250.—DYER, OR POMME ROYALE.
Believed to be a French apple, but named Dyer by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in the belief that it was a seedling of Rhode Island.
Tree of moderate vigor, spreading, not very productive.
Fruit medium to large, globular, uneven, somewhat angular; Surface not smooth, pale yellow, vein-russeted; Dots numerous, minute, dark.
Basin medium, shallow, folded or plaited; Eye small, closed.
Cavity deep, acute, lipped, brown; Stem long, slender.
Core regular, round, open or closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, plump, short; Flesh yellowish, very tender, very fine-grained, very juicy; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic, rich, delicate; Quality best; Use, the dessert; Season, September, October.
Not attractive in appearance, but very fine for the amateur.
Ewalt.
Origin Pennsylvania. Introduced by Dr. Brinckle in hisad-interimreports to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Mr. Waring considers it a valuable winter apple. Tree vigorous, handsome grower in the nursery; Shoots erect, dark colored; an early, regular bearer.
Fruit large, very handsome, roundish, rather angular; Surface smooth, yellow, with clear bright red in the sun, not striped; Dots numerous about the base, greenish.
Basin medium, narrow, plaited; Eye medium, closed.
Cavity medium, acute; Stem short.
Flesh tender, fine-grained; Flavor acid, becoming mild, aromatic, sprightly; Quality very good; Season, February to April.
Golden Ball.
A favorite Maine apple. Tree vigorous, productive, hardy.
Fruit large, round, ribbed; Surface smooth, greenish yellow; Dots few, distinct, white bases.
Basin deep, abrupt, folded; Eye large, closed.
Cavity narrow; Stem medium.
Core indistinct, open, clasping; Seeds defective; Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy; Flavor sub-acid, rich; Quality good; Use, table, kitchen, market; Season, December to March in the North.
Morgan White.
Figure 251.Fig. 251.—MORGAN WHITE.
Fig. 251.—MORGAN WHITE.
Origin unknown. Sent from Morgan County, Illinois, by Professor J.B. Turner, of Jacksonville.
Fruit large, globular, somewhat flattened, irregular, ribbed, uneven; Surface smooth, greenish, marked with gray striæ, rarely a faint blush; Dots white, large.
Basin abrupt, ribbed; Eye small but long, closed.
Cavity deep, acute, wavy; Stem short to medium.
Core small, very wide, open, clasping; Axis short; Seeds numerous, plump, short; Flesh greenish white, breaking, tender, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor acid to sub-acid, agreeable; Quality good; Use, kitchen and table; Season, September to January.
Peck's Pleasant.
Figure 252.Fig. 252.—PECK'S PLEASANT.
Fig. 252.—PECK'S PLEASANT.
This fine fruit is credited to Rhode Island. The tree is healthy, spreading, moderately vigorous, but productive, and a regular bearer. This apple is said to resemble the Newtown Pippin, but I have never been able to trace anyresemblance, except that both are green; at any rate there is no danger of the merest tyro in pomology confounding the two varieties. There is, however, a remarkable diversity in the fruit arising from the different soils and climates in which it is cultivated, North and South, and while, like many other varieties, its size is greatly developed, its texture and flavor are depreciated in the migrations southward.
Fruit large, flattened, globular, somewhat angular, or flattened, sometimes having a shallow sulcus or furrow on one side; Surface smooth, yellow or orange, being sometimes faintly blushed; Dots gray, with white bases.
Basin rather shallow and folded; Eye small and open, calycinal segments being short.
Cavity wide, but often lipped, brown; Stem short, very thick, clubbed or knobby.
Core large, closed, clasping the eye; Seeds numerous, angular; Flesh yellow, tender, breaking, fine-grained; Flavor sub-acid and somewhat aromatic; of first quality in the North; Use, table, kitchen or market; Season, December to January, or later.
Primate.
Figure 253.Fig. 253.—PRIMATE.
Fig. 253.—PRIMATE.
This delicious table apple has strong claims upon our admiration, on account of its good qualities as a dessert fruit, for the extreme delicacy of its skin and flesh render it unfit for market; it is therefore not profitable for the commercial orchard.
Tree thrifty, stocky, vigorous, strongly branched, productive; Shoots stout, short, light olive; Buds prominent, foliage pale green.
Fruit full medium, globular, angular, irregular; Surface smooth, greenish-yellow, becoming almost white, sometimes faintly blushed; Dots minute.
Basin abrupt, folded; Eye small but long, closed; Segments reflexed.
Cavity acute, wavy, green; Stem medium to long, thick.
Core medium, round, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, long, dark; Flesh greenish-white, very tender, fine-grained; Flavor mild sub-acid, very agreeable; Quality best; Use, the dessert; Season, July and August.
Progress.
Not having had the good fortune to study this apple, I quote the description given by Downing:
"A native of Middletown, Connecticut. Tree a moderate grower and forms a handsome head, bears early and very productive.
"Size above medium, rather globular, inclining to conic, sometimes oblate, somewhat angular; Stem short, inserted into a round cavity, surrounded by russet; Calyx large, partially closed, set in a shallow, open basin; Skin smooth, yellow, with a sunny cheek, sometimes a few scattered, gray dots; Flesh solid, tender, crisp, juicy, with a very refreshing, vinous flavor. Ripe October until April."