. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. 256 FARMEK S HAND-BOOK. flavor. A fine fruit for dessert, cooking, or cider; ripe in September and October. Fig. 126. Rambo. — Sometimes called Gilpin, Romanite, Bread and Cheese, and Seck-no-fnrther. Popular in Middle States. Does well on a light sandy soil. Size not large ; flat; skin smooth ; color variegated . flesh greenish- white, tender, rich, slightly acid. Productive, ripening last of October to late in the season. Fig. 127. Yelloiv Bellflower. — A much-admired fruit, rather preferring a sandy B
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. 256 FARMEK S HAND-BOOK. flavor. A fine fruit for dessert, cooking, or cider; ripe in September and October. Fig. 126. Rambo. — Sometimes called Gilpin, Romanite, Bread and Cheese, and Seck-no-fnrther. Popular in Middle States. Does well on a light sandy soil. Size not large ; flat; skin smooth ; color variegated . flesh greenish- white, tender, rich, slightly acid. Productive, ripening last of October to late in the season. Fig. 127. Yelloiv Bellflower. — A much-admired fruit, rather preferring a sandy Boil. Fruit large, oblong ; skin smooth ; color pale yellow, with a blush flesh juicy, tender, sub-acid. A good bearer, ripening in November. Fig. Remarks. — The five preceding varieties are among the choicest FaU apples. There are others of nearly equal value, such as the Golden Sweet; Richardson; Summer Bellflower, of New York; Bars, of Rhode Island; Lyman's Large Summer, of Connecticut; Winthrop Greening, of Maine; Early Joe, of New York; Mexico, of Connecticut; Superb Sweet, of Mas- sachusetts ; Fairbanks; Sassafras, or Haskell Sweet; Fall Wine; Lowell; Moses Wood, Jersey Sweeting; LelaK'l Pippin; Pomme Royal, of Ohio:. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Neill, F. W; Williams, H. L. New York, C. W. Carleton & co.
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