The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ett. Cheese. Pucketts Summer. Summer Cheese. An old variety supposed to have originated in North Carolina, andfias been cultivated in Warren and Todd Counties, Ky., for many Y(;ars, 36 THE APPLE. where it is Mglily prized as one of tlieir best and handsomest apples olits season. Tree upright, moderate grower, and productive alternateyears; young shoots reddish brown, grayish. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate; skin yellowish green, stripedwith crimson, red and orange; stalk short; cavity large, deep, russeted;calyx closed; basin medium, regular; fl
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ett. Cheese. Pucketts Summer. Summer Cheese. An old variety supposed to have originated in North Carolina, andfias been cultivated in Warren and Todd Counties, Ky., for many Y(;ars, 36 THE APPLE. where it is Mglily prized as one of tlieir best and handsomest apples olits season. Tree upright, moderate grower, and productive alternateyears; young shoots reddish brown, grayish. Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate; skin yellowish green, stripedwith crimson, red and orange; stalk short; cavity large, deep, russeted;calyx closed; basin medium, regular; flesh whitish, yellow, fine, brittle,juicy, mild agreeable subacid flavor; core small. August, September.^(Western Gardener.) Summer Spitzenburgh. Originated with Woolsey Ostrander, Plattekill, N. Y. Tree moder-ately vigorous, forming a round head; an early and abundant bearerannually. Fruit medium, roundish conical, slightly angular; skin entirely covered with two shades of red in stripes and Sammer Spitzenburgh. eome of which are quite dark, and covered with a thia bloom; stalkshort; cavity medium, sometimes slightly russeted; calyx closed; basinmedium, slightly corrugated ; flesh yellowish white, half tender, moderately juicy, subacid, and a little aromatic; good to very good. AugustSeptfimber. TUTTLE. Originated on the farm of Lyman Tuttle, Hamden, Conn. Treeupright, vigorous, an early and abundant bearer every other year of fail THE APPLE. 37 fruit, and valued in its locality for market and fautiily use; youngslioots dark brown, many light grayish dots. Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic, sides sometimes unequal; skinpale yellow, shaded, striped and splashed with light and dark red, nearlycovering the fruit, and moderately sprinkled with light russet and graydots; stalk medium, slender; cavity large, russeted, sometimes extend-ing in rays on the base ; calyx closed ; basin small, slightly corrugated;flesh whitish, tine, tender,
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