. Fruits and fruit-trees of ember. THE APPLE. 143 Defiance. Originated with H. Gillett, Ohio, from seed of Pryors Red. Fruit medium, oblate conical, yellow, nearly overspread, shaded,splashed, and striped with rich red. Flesh white, tender, not juicy, richpeculiar aroma. Good. August, September. Of unknown origin, supposed American, although heretofore founddescribed only in Ronalds. Fruit of medium size, oblate, golden yellow, blotched with deep firm, rich, high-flavored. October to December. Delight. From Robert Buchanan, Cincinnati, O. Fruit medium
. Fruits and fruit-trees of ember. THE APPLE. 143 Defiance. Originated with H. Gillett, Ohio, from seed of Pryors Red. Fruit medium, oblate conical, yellow, nearly overspread, shaded,splashed, and striped with rich red. Flesh white, tender, not juicy, richpeculiar aroma. Good. August, September. Of unknown origin, supposed American, although heretofore founddescribed only in Ronalds. Fruit of medium size, oblate, golden yellow, blotched with deep firm, rich, high-flavored. October to December. Delight. From Robert Buchanan, Cincinnati, O. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, yellow, some russet, and a red cheekin the sun. Flesh yellowish, firm, mild subacid, almost sweet. to March. (Elliott.) An Apple consideraly grown in Tompkins Co., N. Y., the origin ofwhich cannot be correctly traced. The trees are great bearers, fruitkeeping well, and always meeting a ready sale in market. Tree an up-right, good grower, annually productive. Young shoots reddish Democrat. Fruit—size medium, or above ; form roundish conical, obscurely rib-bed. Color pale whitish yellow, shaded, partially striped, and splashednearly over the whole surface with light and dark crimson, and pretty 144 THE APPLE. tliickly sprinkled with small light dots. Stalk medium, slender. Cavitylarge, deep, acute. Caljx small, closed. Segments small and short to apoint. Basin medium, rather deep, corrugated. Flesh white, sometimesa little stained next the skin, very tender, juicy, mild, pleasant good. Core large. December to March. Democrat. Warder describes an Apple under this name obtained of GeorgePowers, Perrysburgh, O., as follows: Pruit medium, roundish conic, yellow, blushed scarlet. Dots yellow, breaking, juicy, subacid, aromatic. Good to very , December. Derry unknown, from Keene, o^. H., and held in estimation thrifty and productive, a late k
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