. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. APP APP Fig. 11.—(P. 49.). apples on even a light sandy soil, aided by the application of river or meadow mud as a manure, two or three cart loads to a ;—Coxe. Wine Apple. (Fig. 15.) This is a well known variety in Philadelphia. It is unusually large, and attractive from its beautifully fair and handsome ap- pearance. The outline is round, rather flattened at the poles; prevailing colour red, shaded and spotted with yellow. Stalk quite short, never rising to the crown of the fruit, which is occasion- ally of a russet hue, Calyx large and
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. APP APP Fig. 11.—(P. 49.). apples on even a light sandy soil, aided by the application of river or meadow mud as a manure, two or three cart loads to a ;—Coxe. Wine Apple. (Fig. 15.) This is a well known variety in Philadelphia. It is unusually large, and attractive from its beautifully fair and handsome ap- pearance. The outline is round, rather flattened at the poles; prevailing colour red, shaded and spotted with yellow. Stalk quite short, never rising to the crown of the fruit, which is occasion- ally of a russet hue, Calyx large and deeply seated, ripe in October, and in eating through the antumn and winter. It is equally adapted to the table, kitchen and press. The habit of the tree is open, growth large and hand- iEsopus Spitzenburg. Thomp. Lind. Ken. (Fig. 16.) There are but few, very few apples to which higher rank is awarded than to this variety, which has the rare advantage of beauty and good- ness combined. It is said to have origi- nated at ./Esopus on the Hudson river. The size full medium, with an oblong out- line. Skin fair and smooth, of a fine clear red, in some specimens of a brilliant hue on the sunny side, the opposite of a yel- lowish cast. Flesh yellow, and in the lan- guage ofCose, "singularly rich, juicy and. ; Stem of medium length, well planted. Calyx in a shallow depression. In season November to February. Kaighn's Spitzenburg. Coxe. (Fig. 17.) This variety takes its name from the original cultivator, the late Joseph Kaighn, of Kaighn's Point, New 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 Johnson, George William, 1802-1886; Landreth, David. Philadelphia, Lea and Blanchard
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