. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 338 APPLES. Bergamot. Medium, regular, oblong, cylindrical; yellow with wnite bloom, has much the appearance of Grimes' Golden ; cavity regular, deep ; stem very short; basin deep, ribbed ; flesh yellow, crisp, sub-acid, good. Fig. 451. Russian. Boiken. Medium, roundish conic; yellowish green, reddened on sunny side, cavity large ; stem short; basin large ; flesh white, acid. Very late keeper, good culinary apple. Fig. 456. Russian. Brooke's Pippin. L
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 338 APPLES. Bergamot. Medium, regular, oblong, cylindrical; yellow with wnite bloom, has much the appearance of Grimes' Golden ; cavity regular, deep ; stem very short; basin deep, ribbed ; flesh yellow, crisp, sub-acid, good. Fig. 451. Russian. Boiken. Medium, roundish conic; yellowish green, reddened on sunny side, cavity large ; stem short; basin large ; flesh white, acid. Very late keeper, good culinary apple. Fig. 456. Russian. Brooke's Pippin. Large, roundish, slightly conical; greenish yel- low, with a faint blush ; stalk short and stout; cavity deep, rus- seted; basin small, shallow, furrowed; flesh crisp, aromatic. November to March. Productive. Maryland and Virginia. Bullock's Pippin, or American Golden Russet.* (Golden Russet, Sheepnose.) Rather small, conical; light yellow, sprinkled and sometimes overspread with thin russet; stalk long, slender; basin very small and narrow, ribbed; flesh yellowish white, very fine grained, becoming very tender, with a mild, rich, slightly sub-acid flavor. Growth erect, sho6ts rather slender; leaves sharply serrate; tree overbears. Early winter. When well ripened, this apple is Fig. 4SS.—Longstem. Fig. 456.—Bniken. Fig. 457.— Fig. 45S.—Red Queen. Fig. 459.—Arabsko. exceedingly delicate and tender; sometimes it does not become soft in ripening, when the quality is poor, and often worthless. It is too small to become very popular. Generally rendered worthless at the East by black mildew, and becoming more affected with it at the West. Fig. 399. New Jersey. Canada Reinette. (Reinette du Canada, Canadian Reinette.) Quite large, somewhat conical and flattened; rather irregular, ribbed, apex obtuse; greenish yellow, sometimes a brown cheek; stalk short, cavity wide; calyx large; basin rather deep, irregular; flesh nearly white, rather firm, becoming quite tender,
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