. The American fruit culturist. ^ culti-vated at the West and Southwest on account of its hardiness, pro-ductiveness, and good keeping qualities. Does not succeed wellfarther North. Fig. 425. Fig. 425.—Milam. Fig. 426.—Mother. Fig. 427-—Roxbury Fig. 428.—Rawles Janet. FiG. 429-—McT^ellan. FiG. 430.—Nickajack, Minister. Large, rather irregular, oblong-conical, ribbed, surfacemore or less wavy, base broad, apex very narrow ; very distinctlystriped with red on greenish yellow ground ; stalk one inch long,slender; cavity usually wide, shallow, and irregular; flesh yellow-ish, moderately r
. The American fruit culturist. ^ culti-vated at the West and Southwest on account of its hardiness, pro-ductiveness, and good keeping qualities. Does not succeed wellfarther North. Fig. 425. Fig. 425.—Milam. Fig. 426.—Mother. Fig. 427-—Roxbury Fig. 428.—Rawles Janet. FiG. 429-—McT^ellan. FiG. 430.—Nickajack, Minister. Large, rather irregular, oblong-conical, ribbed, surfacemore or less wavy, base broad, apex very narrow ; very distinctlystriped with red on greenish yellow ground ; stalk one inch long,slender; cavity usually wide, shallow, and irregular; flesh yellow-ish, moderately rich, sub-acid, flavor second quality. Productive,fair, and showy. Early winter. Apt to be warty. Mass. Mother.* Rather large, oblong-ovate, approaching conical; slightlyand obtusely ribbed ; color a high warm rich red on yellowground; deep red to the sun—in obscure broken stripes and spots;stalk three-fourths of an inch long, cavity moderate ; basin small,plaited; flesh yellow, more so toward the outside, moderatelyjuicy, rich, very spicy, very mild sub-acid, w-ith an admixture ofsweet. Somewhat resembles the Esopus Spitzenburgh in externalappearance, and in its rich yellow flesh and spiciness. Growthslow. Fig. 426. Late autumn and early
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