Archive image from page 75 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 49. Rome Beauty. (XVa) erally speaking, Rome Beauty does best in southern latitudes or in the mild western climates, yet it is grown to perfection in some parts of New York and Michigan. It requires rich soils, failing in which, the fruits are under- sized and poorly colored. Rome Beauty origi- nated with H. N. Gillet, Lawrence County, Ohio, who brought it to the attention of fruit- growers in 1848. Tree vigorous, small, at first upright but later spread- ing and droop
Archive image from page 75 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 49. Rome Beauty. (XVa) erally speaking, Rome Beauty does best in southern latitudes or in the mild western climates, yet it is grown to perfection in some parts of New York and Michigan. It requires rich soils, failing in which, the fruits are under- sized and poorly colored. Rome Beauty origi- nated with H. N. Gillet, Lawrence County, Ohio, who brought it to the attention of fruit- growers in 1848. Tree vigorous, small, at first upright but later spread- ing and drooping, with slender, lateral branches. Leaves long. Fruit medium to very large, uniform in size and shape, round, round-conic, or oblong, regular or faintly ribbed, usually symmetrical but sometimes with sides unequal ; stem characteristically long, slender, often oblique; cavity large, characteristically obtuse and smooth, shallow, wide, sometimes compressed or lipped, often gently furrowed, green or red, never rus- seted; calyx small, closed or open; lobes converging above but separated toward the base; basin small, shal- low, narrow, abrupt, usually furrowed or wrinkled; skin thick, tough, smootli, yellow mottled with bright red which in highly-colored specimens deepens to solid red on the exposed cheek, striped with bright carmine; dots numerous, white or brown, small; calyx-tube cone- shape, often with fleshy pistil point projecting into the base; stamens marginal ; core medium to large, abaxile ; cells sometimes unsymmetrical, open ; core-lines meeting; carpels round, narrowing toward base and apex, some- times obtusely emarginate, mucronate; seeds plump, acute, tufted, light and dark brown; flesh , firm, fine-grained to coarse, crisp, juicy, aromatic, mild subacid ; good ; November to May. ROXBURY RUSSET. Fig. 50. Boston Russet. Rox. Roxbury. Russet. Roxbury is the best known russet apple in America. The apples are notable keepers and before the days of cold storage
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