. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. APPLES. 305 because of its earliness and very handsome and fair appearance Dy the vigor and productiveness of the tree, and its excellent ^^ir^''^ qualities is now in general cultivation. It should be picked a few days before fully mature. Hardy far West. Rus- sian. Fig. 367. Sine Qua Non. Size medium, roundish, inclining to conical- smooth, pale greenish yellow, shaded with reddish brown to the sun; stalk quite slender, nearly an inch long; basin smo
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. APPLES. 305 because of its earliness and very handsome and fair appearance Dy the vigor and productiveness of the tree, and its excellent ^^ir^''^ qualities is now in general cultivation. It should be picked a few days before fully mature. Hardy far West. Rus- sian. Fig. 367. Sine Qua Non. Size medium, roundish, inclining to conical- smooth, pale greenish yellow, shaded with reddish brown to the sun; stalk quite slender, nearly an inch long; basin smooth or very slightly plaited; flesh greenish white, fine grained, delicate very tender, moderately juicy, of a fine, agreeable, sub-acid flavor bhoots greenish yellow, growth slow. Ripens two weeks after Early Harvest. Origin, Long Island. Starr. Large, roundish oblate, regular, smooth; pale green often with blush on sunny side; flesh yellowish, firm, sub-acid.'good Summer. New Jersey. Fig. 368. Fig. 369.—BroadweU. Fig. 370.—Munson's Fig. 371.—Porter. Fig. 372.—Hawley. Fig. 373.—Pomeroy. Summer Pippin. (Sour Bough.) Rather large, oblong, oval, irreg- ular ; skin pale yellow, with greenish dots and a crimson blush; stalk variable, deep set; basin abrupt, furrowed; flesh white, tender, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. End of summer. A regular, handsome grower and good bearer. Westchester County, N. Y, Trenton Early. Size medium, roundish-oblate, ribbed; color yel- lowish, somewhat marked with green; surface smooth, cavity wide, basin furrowed; flesh light, tender, with a pleasant sub- acid flavor. Late summer. Valued at the West. White Juneating. {Yellow May.) Small, round, sometimes slightly oblate, smooth, very regular; pale greenish yellow, or light yellow ; very thin russet round the stalk; stalk slender, three- quarters of an inch long, set shallow ; basin very shallow ; ten- der, sub-acid, not rich, becoming dry. Ripens a little before Yellow Harvest. Grow
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