. American pomology : apples . Apples. 492 DESCEIPTIONS OF APPLES. brought to the West by different routes—^by the Ohio River and by the lakes—and has been universally distrib- uted. Those brought to the mouth of the Muskingum River, and proj)agated by Mr. Putnam, had the name changed to that of the Marietta and the Putnam Russet; and at the same time the appearance of the fruit was so altered by increase in the russeting, that it was long thought to be a different variety, until the question was at length settled by interchange of grafts; and when these fruited the identity Avas jiroyed. It i
. American pomology : apples . Apples. 492 DESCEIPTIONS OF APPLES. brought to the West by different routes—^by the Ohio River and by the lakes—and has been universally distrib- uted. Those brought to the mouth of the Muskingum River, and proj)agated by Mr. Putnam, had the name changed to that of the Marietta and the Putnam Russet; and at the same time the appearance of the fruit was so altered by increase in the russeting, that it was long thought to be a different variety, until the question was at length settled by interchange of grafts; and when these fruited the identity Avas jiroyed. It is claimed that more m(mey has been realized from this than from any other variety, though, on the Ohio. Fig. 135.—BOXBUKT RnSSET. River, the Rome Beauty is considered to be equally prof- itable. Tlie popularity of this Russet is on the wane, however, as it is very subject to attacks of the Codling- moth, which makes it fall, and because it is apt to ripen too early in the season in southern locations and on lime- stone soils. Hence its value as a keeping apple is diminished. Tree robust, vigorous, spreading; Shoots stout, strag- gling, dark; Foliage gray-green. Fruit large, oblate, often lop-sided at the West, fre-. 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 Warder, J. A. (John Aston), 1812-1883. New York : Orange Judd and Company
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