The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . aded with red. Flesh yellowish, rather compact, mod-erately juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. December to March. Methodist. From Connecticut. Tree vigorous and productive, medium size,oblong oval, gi-eenish, marbled and striped -with red. Flesh white, ten-der, mild subacid, not rich. Good. November Metoir^ Crab. An old variety, of litle value. Tree of moderate growth, holding itsfruit qnite late in autumn. Frviit medium, oblong, yellow, shaded over with red. Flesh flavor for baking. Mexico. Origin, Canterbury, Conn. Tree of moderate grow
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . aded with red. Flesh yellowish, rather compact, mod-erately juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. December to March. Methodist. From Connecticut. Tree vigorous and productive, medium size,oblong oval, gi-eenish, marbled and striped -with red. Flesh white, ten-der, mild subacid, not rich. Good. November Metoir^ Crab. An old variety, of litle value. Tree of moderate growth, holding itsfruit qnite late in autumn. Frviit medium, oblong, yellow, shaded over with red. Flesh flavor for baking. Mexico. Origin, Canterbury, Conn. Tree of moderate growth, productive,hardy. Young shoots dull grayish bro^vn, downy. IS 274 THE APPLE. Fruit meditnn, roundish oblate, crimsoii, striped, splashed, and shadedwith very dark red, a little yellow in the shade, with a few large lightdots. Stalk medium length. Cavity broad, shallow, russeted. Calyxclosed in a narrow basin. Flesh whitish, stained with red, tender,rather juicy, pleasant subacid. Good to very good. Core small. Sep-*^cimber, Mexico. Michael Henry Pippin. Rariton Sweet. A New Jersey fruit, a native of Monmouth County, first described byCoxe. The tree forms a very upright head, with pretty strong productive. Fruit of medium size, roundish oblong ovate, narrowing to th?^ eye,when ripe, of a lively yellowish green. Stalk short and rather set in a narrow basin. Flesh greenish white, very tender, juicy,mild tame sweet. Good. November to March. Middle. MltteL Origin, Herkimer, N. Y. A moderate grower, not very produc-tive. Fi-uit medium or below, roundish oblong, inclining to conic, greenishyellow. Flesh white, tender, juicy, brisk, mild subacid. Good. De-cember, February. Middlebourg Reinette,Reinette de Middlebourg. A new variety, originating in Holland. Tree upright, prodTictive, THE APPLE. 275 Fruit medium, i-oundish oblong, greenish yello\r, with many grayishspots. Calyx small, half closed. Stalk short. Flesh yellowish -white, tiue^firm, rathe
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