The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . iginated in Columbia Co., N, Y., on the farm of John C. Miller. Tree pretty vigorous growth, erect, young wood, much like Swaar incolor, very productive. Fruit medium, roundish, fine yellow, sometimes a shade of crimsonin the sun. Nettings of russet and gray dots. Stalk long, ^ity rather large, russeted. Calyx closed. Segments small, short,erect. Basin medium, slightly corrugated. Flesh white, firm, tender,juicy, rich, sprightly subacid. Very good or best. Core small. Jan-uary to March. Emperor. Described by Yerry Aldrich in the Prairie Farmer
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . iginated in Columbia Co., N, Y., on the farm of John C. Miller. Tree pretty vigorous growth, erect, young wood, much like Swaar incolor, very productive. Fruit medium, roundish, fine yellow, sometimes a shade of crimsonin the sun. Nettings of russet and gray dots. Stalk long, ^ity rather large, russeted. Calyx closed. Segments small, short,erect. Basin medium, slightly corrugated. Flesh white, firm, tender,juicy, rich, sprightly subacid. Very good or best. Core small. Jan-uary to March. Emperor. Described by Yerry Aldrich in the Prairie Farmer as follows :—Fruit medium, roundish, one-sided, orange striped and shaded withred on the sun side, covered with white specks. Stalk short andslender. Ca^dty deep. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, plea>Bant, almost sweet. Enes Winter Southern Apple, introduced by J. S. Downer, Elkton, Ky. THE APPLE. 161 Fruit medium, oblate, greenish yellow, blushed in sun, russetedFlesh yellow, fine-grained, sweet. Good. Ellsworth. Enfield Pearmain. A moderate grower and a fair bearer. Fruit below medium, nearly globular, deep red, sprinkled with mi-nute dots. Stalk long and slender, in a large cavity, surroiinded by thinrusset. Calyx partially closed, in a broad, shallow basin. Flesh tender,fine-grained, juicy, with a pleasant, mild, rich flavor, resembling Seek-<o-Further. Good. December to February. English Beauty. Origin unknown. Fruit large, roundish oblate, slightly conical, yellow, mostly over-spread, striped, shaded and splashed with crimson, and sprinkled withlight and brown dots. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, sprightly mildsubacid. Almost very good. December to March. English Crab. Fruit small, oblate, yellow with dark red. Flesh deep yellow, mildsubacid. Good. January. English imknown. Fruit large, roundish oblate, approaching conic, slightly ribbed, 11 162 THE APPLE. liglit yellow, splashed, striped, and shaded with crimson and
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