. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 84 THE APPLE. ing in August, and eating in September and October; shoots strong, smooth, upright. Tree large, regular, round head, foliage broad. Fruit, large; form, roundish, flattened, a little irregular, some- what ribbed, on surface undulating; color, at first pale greenish, yellow ground, becoming rich yellow, beautifully striped, and splashed with bright red; exposed to sun, red prevails, and becomes of a dark hue, beautiful, few faint light green dots; stem, short; cavity, open, deep ; calyx, with open half reflexed segm
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 84 THE APPLE. ing in August, and eating in September and October; shoots strong, smooth, upright. Tree large, regular, round head, foliage broad. Fruit, large; form, roundish, flattened, a little irregular, some- what ribbed, on surface undulating; color, at first pale greenish, yellow ground, becoming rich yellow, beautifully striped, and splashed with bright red; exposed to sun, red prevails, and becomes of a dark hue, beautiful, few faint light green dots; stem, short; cavity, open, deep ; calyx, with open half reflexed segments ; basin, rather deep, irregular, ribbed; flesh, yellowish, crisp, tender, sub- acid, with a peculiar aromatic taste; core, large, capsules open, hollow ; seeds, ovate pyriform, reddish brown. Harvest. Early Harvest, Yellow Harvest, Prince's Harvest, Early French Reinette, Early June, July Pippin, Large White Jnneating, Yellow American. Universally esteemed, requires a soil well supplied with lime and potash, otherwise the fruit is unfair. Shoots erect, straight; slow growth, not successful root-grafted as an orchard tree. Fruit, medium; form, roundish, rarely a little flattened ; color, pale light yellow, with a few dots of white ; stem, medium length, rather slender, often short, and a little stout; cavity, open, deep, regular; calyx, closed; basin, shallow, slightly furrowed; flesh, white, tender, juicy, crisp, sprightly, sub-acid ; core, medium; seeds, abundant, light brown, ovate. Season, 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 Elliott, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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