The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . the premises of Dr. David Perry ; treehardy, vigorous, spreading, forming an open head; an abundant beareralternate years, and a light crop the intervening ones; it does not con-tinue long in use. Pruit medium, oblate, slightly angular; skin light yellow, shaded,striped and splashed with light and dark rich red, and moderatelysprinkled^ with light and. gray dots; stalk short, small; cavity large,sometimes slight russet; calyx closed or nearly so; basin large, deep,slightly corrugated; flesh whitish, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid,slightly arom
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . the premises of Dr. David Perry ; treehardy, vigorous, spreading, forming an open head; an abundant beareralternate years, and a light crop the intervening ones; it does not con-tinue long in use. Pruit medium, oblate, slightly angular; skin light yellow, shaded,striped and splashed with light and dark rich red, and moderatelysprinkled^ with light and. gray dots; stalk short, small; cavity large,sometimes slight russet; calyx closed or nearly so; basin large, deep,slightly corrugated; flesh whitish, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid,slightly aromatic; core medium. October. Picket. Origin, near Arlington, Kentucky, on the farm of William Picket;tree a strong, vigorous, upright grower; an early and abundant bearerannually, and is considered an acquisition in its locality. Pruit rather large, oblate or roundish oblate, often sKghtly oblique,somewhat flattened at the ends ; skin yellow, nearly covered with lightand dark red, some rather obscure stripes and splashes of a darker Picket. Bonietimes with a grayish bloom, a shade of light purple, and moderately-sprinkled with light and brown dots ; stalk very short; cavity large,deep, slight russet; cayx open ; basin deep, round, slightly wrinkled; 64 THE APPLE. flesh whitish yellow, fine, tender, juicy, rich, mild subacid, and verygood ; core small. December, February. Piedmont Pippin. Dollins Pippin. Origin, on the farm of the late James Woods, Rockford Township,Virginia, and is supposed to be a seedling of the Albemarle Pippin;tree quite vigorous, upright at first, but spreading with age; not a veryearly bearer, but giving large crops alternate years when of age,and promises to be valuable.
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