. Agriculture of New York: comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks, and the natural waters of the different geological formations; together with a condensed view of the climate and the agricultural productions of the state. Agriculture; Natural history. 3\ DESCRIPTIONS 39. WHITE VANDERVERE Plate 24, fig. 1. Fig. 15. Fruit of tlie mediiiin size, rlopresscd and eccentric. Color pale golden yellow and ornamented with faint stripes of crimson, spread- ing over a large part of the apple. Calyx rather large and the tube nearly open to the core
. Agriculture of New York: comprising an account of the classification, composition and distribution of the soils and rocks, and the natural waters of the different geological formations; together with a condensed view of the climate and the agricultural productions of the state. Agriculture; Natural history. 3\ DESCRIPTIONS 39. WHITE VANDERVERE Plate 24, fig. 1. Fig. 15. Fruit of tlie mediiiin size, rlopresscd and eccentric. Color pale golden yellow and ornamented with faint stripes of crimson, spread- ing over a large part of the apple. Calyx rather large and the tube nearly open to the core. Stem rather thick and short, unprojecting, fleshy in the middle, and inserted in an eccenctric depres- sion. Flesh yellowish white, subacid, pleasant, inclining to sweet. This apple becomes rather mealy, or is past eating early in November; yet it is a fine apple for the desert, and is worth cultivating. It is characterized by its eccentric form or lateral 40. DUCHESS OF OLDENBURGH (Thompson). Fruit of the medium size ; form symmetrical, fair and smooth. Calyx rather large, deep ; depression without plaits. Color yellow, finely worked and striped with red. Flesh rich, juicy. Excellent apple of Russian origin; ripens in September. 41. BEAUTY OF KENT (Forsyth). Fruit of the medium size or greater, irregular in form or unsymmetrical, subangular ; crown contracted. Calyx rather small, closed. Stem short, slender, deep in a funnel-shaped depression. Color yellowish green, mottled with dull or dingy red ; bright red on the sunny side. Flesh firm, yellowish, crisp, juicy, pleasant. Keeps until christmas. According to English authorities, is a very fine apple and withal 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 Emmons, Ebenezer, 1799-1863. Albany : C. Van Benthuysen & co.
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