. The American fruit culturist. Wine.* Medium to large, roundish-oblate; color a rich red,faintly striped on a rich yellow skin ; stem slender; flesh yellow,crisp, tender, juicy, with a mild, rich, scarcely sub-acid till winter. Fig. 382. Succeeds best in the West—often scabby at the East. Fameuse.* (Snow-apple, Pomme de Neige.) Medium in size,round, often oblate, even; handsomelj striped and blotched withfine deep red on whitish ground—where much exposed, a deep,nearly uniform red; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender ,cavity small; basin quite small, slightly wrinkl
. The American fruit culturist. Wine.* Medium to large, roundish-oblate; color a rich red,faintly striped on a rich yellow skin ; stem slender; flesh yellow,crisp, tender, juicy, with a mild, rich, scarcely sub-acid till winter. Fig. 382. Succeeds best in the West—often scabby at the East. Fameuse.* (Snow-apple, Pomme de Neige.) Medium in size,round, often oblate, even; handsomelj striped and blotched withfine deep red on whitish ground—where much exposed, a deep,nearly uniform red; stalk three-fourths of an inch long, slender ,cavity small; basin quite small, slightly wrinkled; flesh verywhite, juicy, sub-acid, a little spicy, exceedingly pleasant, butnot very rich. Late autumn. Shoots dark, diverging, some-what flexuous. Much admired as a table fruit for its handsomeappearance and pleasant, refreshing flavor. Fig. 388. Gabriel. Size medium, roundish-ovate, regular; striped andsplashed with pale red on yellow; stalk slender; calyx andbasin small; flesh yellowish, sub-acid, of excellent Fig. 382. Fig. 383. Fall Wine. Buckingham. Gravenstein.* Rather large, roundish, slightly oblate, obtusely andobscurely ribbed, surface a little wavy; striped and splashedwith bright red on a yellow ground; stalk three-quarters of aninch long ; cavity rather deep; calyx large; basin deep, narrow;flesh tender, juicy, very rich, sub-acid or rather acid, highflavored. Mid-autumn. Productive, handsome, and in all localities. Shoots strong, becoming smooth and shin-ing, ascending. Fig. 391. German. Hurlbut. Size medium, oblate, conic; yellow striped with red;stalk small; cavity large; basin shallow; flesh white, crisp,tender, with a mild sub-acid flavor. Connecticut. Jefferson County. Medium, roundish, regular; striped and shadedred on yellow; cavity deep; calyx small; basin deep, smooth ;flesh crisp, tender, with a very good mild sub-acid flavor. Lateautumn. Tree vigorous, productive. Jefferson County, N. Y. Jefferis. Medium or rather large,
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