. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 86 AFPLKS. 156. Sweeting, Hartfobi>. Spencer Sweeting. A very excellent winter sweet apple, introduced to notice by Dr. E. W. Bull, a zealous amateur of Hartford. It may be kepi till June, and this, added to its great productiveness, renders it a most profitable market fruit. The original tree of the Hart- ford Sweeting is growing on the farm o-f Mr. Spencer, a few miles from Hartford, and has borne over forty bushels in a season. The wood is rather strong, but of slow growth, and is very hardy; (branches not pendulous, as stat
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 86 AFPLKS. 156. Sweeting, Hartfobi>. Spencer Sweeting. A very excellent winter sweet apple, introduced to notice by Dr. E. W. Bull, a zealous amateur of Hartford. It may be kepi till June, and this, added to its great productiveness, renders it a most profitable market fruit. The original tree of the Hart- ford Sweeting is growing on the farm o-f Mr. Spencer, a few miles from Hartford, and has borne over forty bushels in a season. The wood is rather strong, but of slow growth, and is very hardy; (branches not pendulous, as stated by Kenrick.) Fruit rather large, roundish, slightly flattened. Skin smooth, and fair, almost covered and striped with fine red over a yellow- ish-green ground,—and sprinkled with small gray dots. Stalk nearly three quarters of an inch long, slender, inserted in a rather shallow, round cavity. Calyx broad, closed, with few segments, set in a slightly uneven basin which is but little sunk. Flesh very juicy, tender, with a rich, agreeable flavour. De- cember to May or June. 157. Sweeting, Ladies'. § The Ladies' Sweeting we consider the finest winter sweet spple, for the dessert, yet known or cultivated in this FijS^. 56. Ladies' SweaHm^.. 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 Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. New York, Wiley & Halsted
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