. 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. 84 DESCRIPTIONS 100. PECK'S PLEASANT. i;-. ^6. Fruit above the niediuin size; circular, elongated and narrow at the apex, tapering from the base. Color green, enlivened with a brown cheek. Skin variegated with dots. Stem very short, deeply inserted in a wide depression. Calyx rather large
. 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. 84 DESCRIPTIONS 100. PECK'S PLEASANT. i;-. ^6. Fruit above the niediuin size; circular, elongated and narrow at the apex, tapering from the base. Color green, enlivened with a brown cheek. Skin variegated with dots. Stem very short, deeply inserted in a wide depression. Calyx rather large in a medium sized depression. Calyx tube closed. Flesh yellowish, juicy, fine, subacid. The apple, in the esti- mation of the writer, is among the best early win ter fruit. Exhibited in N. York, 101. VICTORIOUS REINETT. Plate 49. Fig. 57. Fruit of the medium size, rather depressed, fair, subcircular, ta- pering from the middle in a circular sweep. Stem short, rather thick, below the base. Depression deep. Calyx small, depression shallow. Color pale yellow, dotted, and more on the sunny side. Flesh yellow- ish white, firm, subacid. A very good apple, and worthy of cultivation, but rather below the first rated 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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